The Department of State Service, (DSS), has filed an application before a Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja seeking to withdraw the case of criminal conspiracy and criminal intimidation charge against the leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

The prosecuting lawyer said at the hearing today, November 23, that since the arraignment of the defendant, facts have emerged which would necessitate for the case to be taken out of the jurisdiction of the magistrates court. He asked the court for the permission to take the matter to another court.

He also said: “coupled with the fact that the accused person has been unable to perfect his bail… the complainant is expeditiously applying for the arraignment of the accused in the appropriate court.”
But Lawyer to the accused person, V. E Obeta, told the court that the team of the defendant has been aligned and all discord settled. He said he and his team are appearing on the orders of the defendant. However, Obeta opposed the application on the ground that the State Service had refused to comply with the order of the court granting the accused person bail since October 19, 2015.

Another defending counsel M. U Ibekwo said: “There is no way that they can be in pretense of violating the orders of the court.”

He said the DSS could not pick someone from Lagos, transport him to Abuja and violate the court and then suddenly stumble on new facts that would mandate that the case be transferred to a competent court of law. He argued that under the law, the DSS has no right to hold Kanu in their facility.

“But my Lord, today we noticed that the defendant was brought from the DSS custody instead of a prison facility as stipulated in the law,” Ibekwo said.

He said an ex-partie order by the DSS violated the proceedings and orders of the court.

“My lordship, there is no appeal against any of the orders that have been issued by this court whatsoever,” he said.

He prayed the court not to allow the discontinuance of the matter until compliance is made with the orders of the court.

The prosecution counsel in his arguments said he doesn’t need an instruction from the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to discontinue a case. The accused stood throughout the proceeding without making any comment.

But the magistrate, Shuaibu Usman showed his dissatisfaction in the time taken by the case especially with the verification of the surety and property for bail.

The prosecuting Lawyer said that the DSS has verified that the said surety works with the Ministry of Environment but that there are other matters arising.

The chief magistrate, Usman adjourned the matter to Tuesday, December 1, for ruling on the application to discontinue the case.

Source http://www.ogbongefriends.com/breakingNews/newsDetails/5139/NNAMDI-KANU-SENT-BACK-TO-PRISON-

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