Nnamdi Kanu’s Case Will Not Go On – Lawyer
By Dailytab24.
Nnamdi Kanu’s lead counsel, Barrister Alloy Ejimakor has said that Nnamdi Kanu will not be tried in any court in Nigeria, citing an undemocratic treatment of his client. The newly appointed lead counsel did not disclose how he plans to stop the trial.
In the last court appearance, Nnamdi Kanu was seen asking about the reasonable felony charge that was brought against him, insinuating that the prosecutor doesn’t have any legal ground to continue to keep him in detention.
The latest disclosure made by his lead counsel, Barrister Alloy Ejimakor is a pointer to the position of the firebrand leader of IPOB.
Since the arrest of Nnamdi, the matter has been facing different kinds of difficulties, with different legal techniques being used to delay the progress of the adjudication. The prosecutors were first to make the move of taking advantage of time to amend charges against the activist, after initially charging him with reasonable felony.
Since the mysterious arrest and rendition of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra to Nigeria, which didn’t follow a process known to law, his defense team has focused on bail application. With new delay tactics being employed each time wholesome hearing is put forward by the trial judge.
Justice Binta Nyako granted the leader of IPOB bail, after adjudication on his illegal rendition was heard by the Abuja High Court, but the prosecutor approached the Supreme Court and pleaded for stay of execution and finally secured a favorable ruling which upturned the bail granted to the IPOB leader.
Afraid that he would be jailed if the adjudication is allowed to go on under the circumstance he sees the case, the IPOB leader is ready to stop any trial.
“Nobody knows the game plan of his lead counsel, mostly, defence teams make use of frivolous applications to delay adjudication, I see nothing more, except filing new applications” Udenka, a United Kingdom based legal practitioner said.
Barrister Alloy Ejimakor at the last court hearing complained bitterly that his client was being denied freedom to prepare his defence, due to the constant harassment he gets each time he visits DSS detention facility where his client is being detained.
The trend continued in his latest visit to his client where he complained that his client is being “court-martialed” due to the DSS is not following the standard democratic practice when handling his client. He insinuated that Nnamdi Kanu cannot be tried under a military kind of treatment.
In his words “I just exited from today’s visitation with Onyendu #MNK. I took a critical legal document to him to preview it, but as usual, the DSS seized the document and never brought it back until I left” DSS is notorious for such actions. The institution has been accused in the past by Nigerians of acting above the law.
The nature of the document that was seized was not explained. DSS admitted to strictly vetting anything that comes to Nnamdi Kanu under the guise of protecting his life. The DSS has in the past seized something meant for the IPOB leader, and gives it back after some days.
The lead counsel made it clear that he disapproves of any trial under the kind of circumstance DSS action has subjected his client.
The defence had urged the court to transfer his client to the prison where he can receive visitors and have the freedom to build his defense, while the prosecutor noted that the detention of the IPOB leader is a risk that needs intensive security alertness which only DSS detention facility can serve. The court aligned with the prosecution and retained him at DSS headquarter.
“Nnamdi Kanu will never be tried under violations like this, it’s not a court-martial” Barrister Alloy Ejimakor said while hash tagging fairHearing. Which seems to be a new point of protest that would be used to stall the trial as promised.
