Nnamdi Kanu and his lawyers
By Our ReporterÂ
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja refused to grant the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, bail.
The presiding judge, Justice Binta Nyako, in a ruling on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, held that having refused to earlier admit Kanu to bail, the only option left for him is to approach the Court of Appeal.
Justice Nyako, however, made an order of accelerated hearing in the trial.
The judge also rejected Kanu’s preliminary objection, seeking an order for some conditions to be met by the Department of State Services (DSS) before his trial could proceed.
She declared that the court cannot dictate to the security agency on how best to perform their duty in accordance with international best practice.
Justice Nyako said the best the court could do in the circumstance was to give an order for accelerated hearing of the matter.
