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Nnamdi Kanu Seeks Negotiation With FG Over Trial

19 June

Reported by Ayooluwa Afolabi

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, has said he would seek negotiation with the Federal Government over his ongoing trial.

Speaking through his lead counsel, Alloy Ejimakor, Kanu told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday that he would seek the negotiation under Section 17 of the Federal High Court Act.

The Act states: “In any Proceeding In the court, the court may promote reconciliation among parties thereto and encourage and facilitate the amicable settlement thereof.”

According to the PUNCH, Ejimakor had earlier moved two applications brought before the court. The first application is to move form 49 and an application objecting to the court’s jurisdiction.

Kanu’s lawyer said if the applications are denied, his client will move for the implementation of section 17 of the Federal High Court Act.

Responding, counsel to the federal government, Adegboyega Awomolo told the court that he had earlier informed the defendant that he does not have the powers to negotiate on behalf of the Federal Government.

He stated that the defendant should approach the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagnei (SAN), who has the power to negotiate on behalf of the government.

Responding to the development, the presiding judge, Justice Binta Nyako, said the court was not a solicitor but to only hear cases.

The detained IPOB leader has been in DSS custody since June 2021, after he was arrested in Kenya. 

Since his arrest, he has been facing terrorism-related charges leveled against him by the government.


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