IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu seeks out-of-court settlement of charges to end trial

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Mr Kanu is seeking an out-of-court settlement after the court rejected his bail applications and refused to strike out the charges against him on different occasions.

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At the hearing on Wednesday, Mr Kanu’s lawyer, Alloy Ejimakor, informed the judge, Binta Nyako, that his client was seeking to dialogue with the government to drop the charges. It’s essential to acknowledge that news production incurs expenses, and we take pride in never placing our stories behind a prohibitive paywall.

The separatist leader was arrested in Lagos in October 2015 when he arrived in Nigeria from the UK. He was granted bail in 2017 and fled Nigeria after soldiers invaded his home in Afara-Ukwu, near Umuahia, Anambra State.

 

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