Nnamdi Kanu, detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has pleaded not guilty to the seven-count amended charge the Federal Government preferred against him.
Kanu, who arraigned before trial Justice Binta Nyako, said he was innocent of all the allegations FG levelled against him after the charge was read to him in the open court.
Nnamdi Kanu was reportedly brought to the Court on a black Sports Utility Vehicles at about 8am. The Department of State Services, DSS, blatantly refused to allow press men inside the courtroom.
During the trial, Justice Binta Nyako refused the plea by Nnamdi Kanu’s lead counsel, Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor to transfer his client from DSS custody to Kuje Correctional Center in Abuja. Nyako however, adjourned the case till November 10, 2021 for continuation of the trial.
Federal Government had last week in the amended charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015, which was signed by a team of government lawyers led by the Director, Public Prosecution of the Federation, Mr. M. B. Abubakar, alleged that Kanu had in furtherance of an act of terrorism, issued a deadly threat that anyone that flouted his sit-at-home order should write his or her will.
FG alleged that as a result of Kanu’s directive, banks, schools, markets, shopping malls, fuel stations were not opened for businesses, with vehicular movements grounded in the South East region of the country.
The Noice titled, ‘Federal Republic of Nigeria Versus Nnamdi Kanu,’ with suit number: FHC/ABJ/CR/383/15, was served on Ejiofor and the prosecuting lawyer, Shuaibu Labaran.
Count Two
That you Nnamdi Kanu, male adult of Afarachukw lbeku Umahia North Local Government Area of Abia State on or about the 28th of April 2015 in London, United Kingdom did broadcast on Radio Biafra monitored in Enugu, Enugu state and other parts of the of Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this Ho
Count Three
That you Nnamdi Kanu, male adult of Afarachukw lbeku Umahia North Local Government Area of Abia State between the month of March and April 2015 imported into Nigeria and kept in Ubulusiizor in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra state within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, a Radio transmitter known as TRAM 50l concealed in a container of used household Wich you declared as used household items and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 47 (2) of the Criminal Code of Act, Cap C45, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
