He told the court that the appellant was first arraigned on December 23, 2015, and granted bail on April 25, 2017.
The lawyer recalled that on June 27, 2021, “the Federal Government forcefully arrested Kanu in Kenya and renditioned him back to Nigeria. “Following the appellant’s preliminary objection to the 15-count preferred against him by the Federal Government, the trial judge, Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja, on April 8, 2022, struck out eight-count.”
Ozekhome submitted that going by Section 15 of the Extradition Act, ‘Kanu is not supposed to be charged without the approval of Kenyan government.’ Kanu’s lawyer contended that by Section 45 of the Federal High Court Act, with regards to criminal charges, the trial court does not have ‘global jurisdiction.’All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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