Lawyer questions Supreme Court for reviving nullified charges in Nnamdi Kanu’s trial

A lawyer, Onyedikachi Ifedi, has questioned the Supreme Court’s determination to revive charges quashed by the Court of Appeal successful the proceedings of the person of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.

The Court of Appeal had, portion acquitting and discharging Kanu successful a ruling connected October 13, 2022, thrown retired counts 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14 of the 15-count complaint connected the grounds that they did not disclose immoderate discourtesy against the defendant. The court, however, retained counts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13, and 15.

However, successful a judgement connected December 15, 2023, the Supreme Court acceptable speech the Court of Appeal determination which discharged and acquited Kanu. The apex tribunal besides remitted the proceedings to the Federal High Court for continuation.

Ifedi, a subordinate of the Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Global Legal Consortium, besides faulted what helium described arsenic the Supreme Court’s determination to rewrite the instauration of number 15, which aboriginal became number 7 erstwhile the proceedings was remitted to the Abuja Federal High Court for continuation.

The lawyer, successful a connection made disposable to newsmen successful Umuahia, raised 2 questions for the Supreme Court to answer.

“What instrumentality revived the 7 counts quashed by the Court of Appeal? What instrumentality authorised the Supreme Court to substitute the statu...