{
  "id": 4004070,
  "title": "Why I opposed Nnamdi Kanu’s terrorism trial – Lawyer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/why-i-opposed-nnamdi-kanus-terrorism-trial-lawyer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T18:10:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/why-i-opposed-nnamdi-kanus-terrorism-trial-lawyer/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former lead counsel to detained Indigenous People of Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu, Aloy Ejimakor, explained his opposition to the continuation of his client's terrorism trial. Ejimakor argued that the Federal Government failed to disclose the foreign locations where Kanu allegedly made broadcasts forming the basis of some charges. These broadcasts were made between 2018 and 2021 while Kanu was outside Nigeria, either in Britain or Kenya. Ejimakor claimed this omission created a fundamental jurisdictional problem because the Federal High Court could not ascertain whether the broadcasts constituted crimes in those foreign countries. The government had initially brought charges under the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act 2013, but this law was replaced by the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act 2022 which required the act to constitute an offence under the law of the foreign state. Ejimakor stated that without identifying the foreign locations, the court could not determine if the broadcasts were considered crimes in those countries, thus challenging the Federal High Court's jurisdiction.",
  "summary": "Aloy Ejimakor, Nnamdi Kanu’s former lead counsel, explains why he opposed the terrorism trial, citing the Federal Government’s failure to disclose broadcas Read More: https://punchng.com/why-i-opposed-nnamdi-kanus-terrorism-trial-lawyer/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "‘I’ll push for Nnamdi Kanu’s release if elected Abia governor’ — Doris Ogala",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/ill-push-for-nnamdi-kanus-release-if-elected-abia-governor-doris-ogala",
        "published": "2026-08-27T08:54:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Reverse Buhari’s discriminatory legacy against South-East – Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer to Tinubu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/reverse-buharis-discriminatory-legacy-against-south-east-nnamdi-kanus",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:56:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Why I opposed Nnamdi Kanu’s terrorism trial – Lawyer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/why-i-opposed-nnamdi-kanus-terrorism-trial-lawyer-4005687",
        "published": "2026-08-28T18:18:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}