Nnamdi Kanu: Court acted like tribunal determined to convict at all costs – Lawyer
Amid the controversy over the delay in listing the appeal filed by Nnamdi Kanu to challenge his conviction, a lawyer, Onyedikachi Ifedi, has said the trial court acted like a tribunal that was bent on convicting the IPOB leader at all costs. Kanu’s family and his lawyers have accused the Nigerian government of running from […] Nnamdi Kanu: Court acted like tribunal determined to convict at all…
Lawyer Onyedikachi Ifedi has criticized the Nigerian court presided over by Justice James Omotosho for handling the appeal of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), as if it were a tribunal determined to convict at all costs. Ifedi argues that the trial court displayed a disregard for the rule of law and the Nigerian Constitution, violating key provisions such as Section 36(12) and Section 36(6)(a).
The lawyer asserts that the court convicted Kanu under a dead statute, the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022, while ignoring the previously applicable 2022 version of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act. Ifedi also accuses the court of ignoring the National Assembly's directive to migrate the case to the 2022 Act, effectively defying the law and engaging in judicial rebellion.
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