Five prosecution witnesses will testify against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu as federal high court in Abuja is set to commence the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in his absence.
A hearing notice from the court scheduled the case for November 26, TheCable reports.
The notice was served on the federal government’s prosecution team and Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the defendant’s counsel.
Kanu is facing charges bordering on treasonable felony instituted against him in response to years of campaign for the independent Republic of Biafra through IPOB.
He was granted bail in April 2017 for health reasons, but skipped his bail after reportedly flouting all the conditions given to him by the court.
Owing to his absence in court, Binta Nyako, the judge who granted him bail, revoked it and ordered that he should be arrested.
But Kanu’s lawyer argued that he left the country because of the invasion of his family’s residence in Abia state by soldiers during a military exercise.
He prayed the court to restore the bail to enable the defendant to return to Nigeria for trial, but the judge did not accede to the request.
Meanwhile, this is coming few days after the deputy leader of IPOB and Radio Biafra, Mazi Uche Mefor resigned his position and opened a new radio station called; “Biafra Human Rights and Freedom Radio” (BHFR).
Nnamdi Kanu in reaction has said if he could get only ‘One Hundred Faithful Men’, Biafra would be restored.
