The Supreme Court has upheld the treasonable felony charge filed by the Federal Government of Nigeria against the separatist leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Justice Emmanuel Agim rejected and set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which in October 2022 ordered Kanu’s release and quashed the terrorism charges against him.
The Supreme Court held that although the Nigerian government recklessly and illegally picked Kanu from Kenya, such an unlawful act has not divested any court from proceeding with trial.
Justice Lawal said that no Nigerian law was cited in the suit seeking Kanu’s release on mere unlawful abduction from Kenya. He added that for now, the remedy for such action is for Kanu to file a civil matter against such an act instead of removing the powers of courts to continue with his trial for alleged criminal charges.
The Supreme Court subsequently ordered that Kanu should go and defend himself in the remaining 7 counts of terrorism charges against him.
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