Nnamdi Kanu’s bail application denied: will he be the next Mandela?

Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has been denied bail by a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja. Justice John Tosho on Friday, ruled that Kanu was a threat to national security, and as such, his bail application would be denied.
The judge said there was a high possibility of Kanu committing the same offence and also jumping bail, owing to his dual citizenship. Consequently, he ruled that Kanu should be remanded in prison custody while ordering an accelerated hearing of his case.
Earlier on, a drama played out in the court, as Kanu asked his lead counsel, M. U. Udechukwu, to step down for another lawyer, Chucks Muoma. Ahead of Friday’s sitting, Kanu, who’s facing charges of treason, had written to the court, asking for a change in his representation. The letter was read during the session, when the judge announced that Kanu had expressed his intention to change the lead counsel in his case.
According to the judge, the Biafra Radio Director said the lawyer who represented him in previous sittings did so against his instruction. Udechukwu announced to the court that he had been informed of the letter, while declaring his intention to immediately stand down for Muoma to continue the case.
However, Muoma expressed surprise that Udechukwu raised the issue so early, stressing that he had informed him that in spite of the letter to the effect, he had urged him to first complete thebail application he was handling, before withdrawing from the case. But Udechukwu was hell bent on handing over the case to Muoma, noting that the letter said he had impersonated the lead counsel at previous hearings. The former lawyer maintained that impersonation could affect his legal profession of almost 20years, and as such, urged to the court to record his apology for the said offence and also to note that he was withdrawing from the case.
The judge responded, by saying that the issue should be resolved by the counsels, while requesting for the name of the counsel that would represent Kanu.
The new lawyer, Muoma told the court that he and Ejiofor would take the place of the defendant’s counsel.

Source: PunchNG






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