Supreme Court erred in ordering continuation of Nnamdi Kanu’s trial – Lawyer to NBA, IBA

A lawyer, Christopher Chidera, has said the Supreme Court of Nigeria erred successful ordering the continuation of the proceedings of person of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, aft his discharge and acquital by the Court of Appeal.

Chidera, a subordinate of the Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Global Legal Consortium, made the assertion successful a petition addressed to the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, and the International Bar Association, IBA. He urged the NBA and the IBA to inquire the Supreme Court to explicate the laws connected which it relied connected to reconstruct counts successful the complaint against Kanu that were quashed by the Court of Appeal.

The Court of Appeal had successful an October 13, 2022, judgment, declared Kanu’s apprehension successful Kenya amerciable and discharged and acquited him.

However, connected December 15, 2023, successful a suit numbered SC/CR/1361/2022, the Supreme Court acceptable speech the Court of Appeal judgement and ordered the continuation of Kanu’s trial, remitting the lawsuit to the Abuja Federal High Court.

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