BIAFRA: Nnamdi Kanu Set To Appear In Court Today As IPOB Says They Are Responsible Group.
The detained leader of the Indegeneous people of Biafra IPOB Nnamdi kanu along with two others will appear in Federal High Court Today 26 september 2016.
During the previous court sitting held On Monday 20 June The three defendants have been represented by lead counsel Chuks Muoma. However, during a hearing at the Federal High Court of Abuja on Monday 20 June, Muoma claimed a new lawyer had been introduced to represent Madubgwu without his knowledge.
Muoma described the unexpected change as an affront to him, declaring “my appearance in this case will be conditional”, IGBERETVNEWS EXCLUSIVELY REPORTS . He also told the court to adjourn the trial to allow the new lawyer, Amobi Nzelo, to study the documents relating to the ongoing trial.
Judge James Tsoho adjourned the trial till (TODAY) 26 September.
This is not the first time that Kanu and his co-defendants’ trial has been adjourned, amid widespread criticism among Kanu’s supporters.
A verified Reports chas it that Kanu, also director of Radio Biafra, arrived in court on 20 June wearing a bracelet with the inscription ‘I love Biafra’. The leader was arrested in Lagos in October 2015 on conspiracy and terrorism charges, which were later dropped.
Meanwhile,His wife, Uchechi Okwu-Kanu, says she was concerned following allegations her husband had been harassed in his cell. She also claimed her husband was a prisoner of conscience and urged the international community to intervene to free him.
In a similar development earlier this month, IPOB has equally raised alarm that Nnamdi Kanu is seriously sick following a tear gas canister bullet that was fired directly inside his cell room in Kuje Prison by Kuje prison warder when trying to prevent a jail break by other prisoners. READ ALSO BIAFRA: Nnamdi Kanu,Ask NJC To Probe Justice Tsoho
–We’re a responsible group says IPOB
IPOB, yesterday, said that the compliance and successful observation of its sit-at-home protest called by its Directorate of State, DOS without blood shed is an expression that it is a responsible group that will achieve the actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra in no distant time, without a blood bath.
In a statement signed by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Mr Emma Powerful, IPOB said that Biafrans at home and in the Diaspora have shown the Federal Government of Nigeria that violence does not achieve any good result but make agitators hard and more committed to their cause. It advised the All Progressive Congress, APC led government of President Muhammadu Buhari to release its leader without further delay, to avoid attracting more negative remarks from Nigerians and foreiners that once had a lot or respect for him.
IPOB statement reads: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was once a respected man in and outside Nigeria, but the high esteem on which he was place has been eroded by his lack of respect for the law, he is now behaving like a dictator, and Nigerians and the world are seeing him as one, who lacks respect for the law, somebody should tell him they Nigerians and the wold are beginning to loose respect for him, he should release our leader without further delay to start earning back his respect other wise IPOB issue will diminish the respect the world have for him.
“Mazi Nnamdi Kanu who has been in detention since October 2015 did not do anything to deserve the incarceration he is going through undr Buhari’s government, the IPOB members worldwide are bent on restoration of Biafra, no government, not even Buhari’s government will stop up, he should leave us alone and face his Nigeria government “IPOB is a nonviolent movement that follows due process in pursuing the freedom for our people and we are not akin to use of force in our agitation for Biafra actualization, the Nigeria security agents were waiting to kill our people again during the Sit- at -Home protest but we shocked them and they were disappointed, that this time we did not give them room to kill our people again, we will continue to frustrate them with our styles that will lead to actualization of Biafra soon.
“The protest took place in more than 97 countries across the globe where Biafrans and friends of Biafra, lovers of freedom live, we submitted letters to the world leaders, the United Nations UN offices across the globe, letters and petitions were also submitted to the Presidents of countries, Chancellors, Prime Ministers and other World leaders where Biafrans live including the Amnesty International, Human Right Watch”.
“As our leader and Director Radio and Biafra and Television, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu appears in court on Monday 26th September 2016 in Abuja, we expect nothing short of his unconditional by Buhari’s led government of APC, they should give themselves soft landing by releasing him because all their effort in frustrating him and forcing him to renounce Biafra failed . “We are also calling on international community and other world notable leaders to prevail on the Nigeria government to release our peaceful leader Mazi Kanu unconditionally and others detained in different prisons and security cells across the country”.
