By Moses Okorie
365Daily – The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has turned down the Federal Government’s request seeking to stay the execution of the judgment that cleared the terrorism charges against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
According to the lawyer to Kanu, Chief Mike Ozekhome, (SAN), the court upheld the freedom of Kanu and added that it is illegal the continued detention of Kanu after the court’s judgement.
Recently, the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal discharged Kanu of all charges brought against him by the federal government.
The appellate court, in a unanimous decision, faulted the process through which Kanu was brought before the Federal High Court to answer to a 15-count terrorism charges.
But, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, reacting to the judgement of the Court of Appeal, said that the detained IPOB leader was only discharged and not acquitted by the court.