By Charles Igbo
To be set free or imprisoned? That is the question on the lips of many anxious Nigerians on the fate of the Leader of the Indigenous Peoples Of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, as the trial Judge, Honourable Justice James Omotosho, on Friday, fixed November 20, to deliver judgement on the allegations of terrorism against him.
Justice Omotosho announced the date while he stated that Kanu failed to open his defence.
He said that Kanu has exhausted the six days the Court allocated to him to present his case.
Justice Omotosho held that since Kanu failed to take advantage of the opportunity granted to him by the Court, to conduct his defence and so could not claim that he was denied his constitutionally guaranteed right to a fair hearing.
However, on Friday, Kanu made a motion challenging his trial because, according to him, terrorism was no longer an offence in Nigeria.
He had pointed out earlier that Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act had been repealed, and, therefore, there is no valid charges against him.
Kanu insisted that there was no case against him and urged the Court to dismiss the charges and set him free.
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