Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is expected to know his fate today as the Federal High Court in Abuja delivers a crucial ruling in his long-running legal battle with the Federal Government.
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, is expected to rule on a raft of applications filed by both Kanu and the Federal Government. Among them is a motion by the IPOB leader challenging the competence of the terrorism charges against him and seeking his release on the grounds of alleged unlawful detention and violation of his fundamental rights.
Kanu has been in the custody of the Department of State Services since June 2021, following his controversial interception and return to Nigeria from Kenya, which his lawyers describe as an “extraordinary rendition”.
He is standing trial on seven terrorism-related counts, including alleged incitement, running an unlawful organisation and actions said to threaten national security—allegations he has consistently denied.
