“Agabi remains my lawyer.” – Nnamdi Kanu disowns surprise legal representative in open court.
Drama unfolded in court when the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, disowned Charles Ude, a lawyer claiming to represent him. The presiding judge had cited a letter from Ude, prompting Kanu’s legal team to deny any knowledge of him. Kanu himself confirmed that Agabi remained his lead counsel.
The judge noted the defence team exceeded the agreed number of 16 lawyers and warned, “I don’t want to be pushed to take the case virtually; we have the facility.”
In another incident, Favour Kanu was cautioned for allegedly recording and posting court proceedings. Kanu pleaded on her behalf, saying, “I owe them an apology.” She claimed she was unaware the session was ongoing and said, “The moment you cautioned me, I stopped because it was a livestream.”
Meanwhile, defence counsel questioned a prosecution witness, who admitted to limited knowledge of the charges, many of which had reportedly been struck out.