The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled November 20 to deliver judgment in the terrorism case against Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu, after he failed to open his defence within the allotted period.
According to PUNCH reporting, the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday fixed November 20 for judgment in the terrorism case involving detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
Justice James Omotosho announced the date after ruling that Kanu had exhausted the six days granted to him to present his defence but failed to do so. The judge held that Kanu could not claim to have been denied his right to a fair hearing, having been given sufficient opportunity to defend himself.
Meanwhile, Kanu filed a motion contesting the validity of his trial, arguing that terrorism was “no longer an offence in Nigeria” following the repeal of the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act. He claimed the repeal nullified the charges against him and asked the court to dismiss the case.
Kanu insisted there was no valid legal basis for the prosecution to continue and urged the court to “dismiss the charges and allow him to go home.”