‘Prosecution from the bench’ – Defence team faults judge in Nnamdi Kanu’s trial
The Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Global Legal Consortium has described the trial of the jailed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, leader as prosecution from the bench. The consortium, a group of lawyers fighting for Kanu’s freedom, made the assertion in a statement released on Thursday by a lawyer, Onyedikachi Ifedi. Ifedi said the trial judge, Justice […] ‘Prosecution from the bench’ – Defence team faults…
The Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Global Legal Consortium has labelled the trial of the jailed Indigenous People of Biafra leader as 'prosecution from the bench'. The group asserts that Judge James Omotosho disregarded mandatory Supreme Court orders during Kanu's conviction. Onyedikachi Ifedi, a lead lawyer in the consortium, claims the judge ignored provisions of the Evidence Act and took advantage of an unrepresented defendant.
Ifedi cites page 34 of the judgment where Omotosho stated that he is bound by Section 122 of the Evidence Act, yet he unknowingly used Justice Kafarati's ex-parte proscription order in convicting Kanu. Ifedi alleges that the judge's actions violated the principle of fair hearing and amounted to a 'judicial ambush'.
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