Supreme Court fixes date for judgement on Nigerian govt’s appeal against Nnamdi Kanu’s release

The Supreme Court on Thursday slated 15 December for judgement in the Nigerian government’s appeal challenging the lower court’s order for the release of Nnamdi Kanu.

But the court would later suspend the execution of the release of Mr Kanu to afford the government time to pursue its appeal against the decision at the Supreme Court.At the hearing of the substantive appeal on Thursday, a five-member of the Supreme Court headed by Kudirat Kekere-Ekun adjourned the suit for judgement after taking brief arguments from lawyers to the parties.

Mr Gazali who is the acting director of civil appeals at the Federal Ministry of Justice in Abuja, prayed the court to affirm the judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja which sustained terrorism charges against the separatist leader. “We humbly urge my Lords to dismiss the appeal with punitive cost and respectfully uphold the cross-appeal in order to do substantial justice to this matter so that Nnamdi Kanu who has been in incarceration since 29 June, 2021 can be released. He is being held illegally against both local and International laws,” Mr Ozekhome argued.Alongside Ms Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, who presided, the other members of the five-member panel are Ibrahim Saulawa, Garba Mohammed, Tijjani Abubakar and Emmanuel Agim.

Instead of complying with the appellate court’s decision ordering Mr Kanu’s unconditional release, the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation filed an appeal at the Supreme Court. Mr Kanu has been leading secession campaigns of South-east region parts of South-south Nigeria for an independent state of Biafra.

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