The Supreme Court has adjourned hearing till September 14 on the suit filed by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for the release of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
The adjournment of the case on Thursday means Mr Kanu will remain in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) until that time.
“Sadly, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s case before the Supreme Court has again been adjourned to 14th September 2023. As unacceptable and legally injurious as this is, we have no other choice than to live with this sad development until then,” he said.
The lead lawyer for IPOB and human rights activist, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, had in a statement told the public that the team appealed to the Supreme Court to set aside the ruling of the Court of Appeal, staying the execution of the court’s judgment discharging Kanu, and placing a bar to any further detention and prosecution of Kanu on any charge/indictment before any court in Nigeria.
“Recall that on October 28, 2022, a three-person panel of Learned Justices of the Court of Appeal (Abuja Judicial Division), granted an application for the stay of execution of the judgment of the Court of Appeal, pending the determination of the appeal filed before the Supreme Court by the Federal Government,” he said.
“After a thorough review of the said ruling by our defence team, eminently led by foremost leading Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), an informed decision was taken by the erudite Senior Advocate, and the entire team, that the said ruling, which has no foundation in law or facts, placed before the court, should be immediately appealed against, for it to be set aside by the Apex Court.”
