IPOB: Nnamdi Kanu’s Appeal Moved Forward

By Gideon Njoku

The hearing on the appeal filed by the Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB,  Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, slated for 11th October, 2022, has been rescheduled to an earlier date, 13th September, 2022.

Kanu had filed the appeal to challenge the remaining seven-count charge against him after the others were struck out by the Honourable Justice Zainab Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, a couple of months ago.

It is not known why the hearing was moved forward, but one of Kanu’s Counsels, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, who issued a Press Statement on the new date,  attributed it to prayers and God’s intervention.

The statement reads;

“Our Appeal  No: CA/ABJ/CR/ 625/2022; BETWEEN NNAMDI KANU VS FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, earlier scheduled for Hearing on the 11th Day of October, 2022, has been brought forward to the 13th day of September, 2022.

“ChukwuOkike Abiama is on the throne and shall forever remain on the throne.

Your relentless prayers and supplications is positively impacting.

“It therefore means that hearing on  Onyendu’s Appeal challenging the remaining Seven count Charge  filed against him, will now be coming up for Hearing at the Court of Appeal Abuja, next week Tuesday, being the 13th Day of September, 2022.

“Thank you so much Umuchineke for your support so far and remain hugely blessed.

“We move!

Signed :

Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Esq. (KSC)

IPOB’s Lead Counsel.

7th Day of September, 2022.”

Kanu is being prosecuted by the Federal Government for sundry issues including alleged terrorism and treasonable felony.

He was arrested in Nairobi, Kenya in 2021 and brought to Nigeria to face the charges. Since then, he has been in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, from where he appears for his case Court.

A United Nations Body recently asked the Nigerian Government to release Kanu unconditionally.