Court has rejected an application by the country’s intelligence agency for the trial of Biafran activist Nnamdi Kanu to be held in secret.

Kanu, 48, is the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group, which campaigns for the independence of a region in southeast Nigeria. He appeared in the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday to face six charges of treasonable felony, along with two accomplices. Kanu denies all the charges against him. Treason carries a possible sentence of life imprisonment , according to section 41 of Nigeria’s Criminal Code Act 1990.[url]NAIJABET.COM[/url]

The U.K.-based activist, also the director of underground station Radio Biafra, was arrested by members of Nigerian State Security Service (DSS) in Lagos in October 2015 and held in their custody until January. On January 20, the court ordered that Kanu be transferred from DSS custody to Kuje Prison in Abuja. He was later denied bail on the grounds that he was apparently a threat to national security.

Justice John Tsoho rejected an appeal by the prosecuting counsel, Mohammed Diri, for the trial to be held in secret and judged that it should be open to the public.[url]NAIJABET.COM[/url]

Good we like d drama

This man sha

one thing is certain,the FG is confused based on this guys case,they'll end up making mockery of themselves. kanu will definitely be set free

All these things are just the normal gra gra for a boastful government...
These government is just a joke...

The Daura shoe shiners (DSS) will not stop disgracing their selves.

How can someone appear as a masquerade in the court to testify against someone?

The life of that man behind the masquerade or inside the masquerade is not important than that of Nnamdi Kanu.

If he or she is sure of his or her testimony let him or her come out openly and testify.

So the Nigeria security forces with her might and power to shoot at unarmed civilians is not capable of providing security for their masquerade? .

Secret or open trial , I don't care. For the fact that he's in prison, I'm fine.

Like seriously NAMDI KANU is a great man

Buhari please lead us not into extinction!

Caseless:
Secret or open trial , I don't care. For the fact that he's in prison, I'm fine.

Are you "fine" that the country after how many years cannot even operate a national airline, or that the Naira is almost trading at 1-n390? Or that the NFF is owing the team coach 6 months salary, or the lack of steady light as usual, or that former coup plotters are being celebrated as Presidents?

Shine your eye

You accussed someone publicly and decides to try the person secretly,i think this govt. is really confused.no wonder it produced confused ministers,confused budget e.t.c

Caseless:
Secret or open trial , I don't care. For the fact that he's in prison, I'm fine.

Why are u happy that he is in prison?
Is it a crime for somebody to agitate for his tribe?
Comments I read here atimes makes me wonder the kind of humans we have in nigeria.
If u are ok with the way nigeria is and is been ran, some tribes are not ok with it.
And it's not a crime to protest against it.

Now u're talking, at least Justice Torso's sense returned today

Nice one for Kanu! Ride on brother! Your trial and acquittal will finally show Nigerians that self determination is a fundamental right of every human being

Yet again the dss made a mock of things.

I wonder when we'll learn how to properly investigate and convict persons.

God help them.

If they don't have a case why don't they release the young man who has outwit them on all fronts.

Mr namdi kanu odogwu ukwu umuahia your cause is just and we the youths of pitakwa(port harcourt) are in your support!!!!! Any human who wants to testify against you must look your “eye ball to eye ball” anything less is a capital NO!

i wonder why the court is prolonge the matter kanu must be execute

pacino26:
Yet again the dss made a mock of things.

I wonder when we'll learn how to properly investigate and convict persons.

God help them.

If they don't have a case why don't they release the young man who has outwit them on all fronts.

Dont get emotional bro, in a sane country this case lacks merit even with the purported video which I will like you to watch if you have not done so. All the FG is trying to do is keep kanu behind bar for the main time, likely the will use appeal to do so. One funny things about criminal prosecution is that you must proved all the allegation beyond reasonable. Even if DSS prove 5 out of its 6 count charges, that remaining one nullifies the other.

The case has given birth to the real emancipation of Biafra nation as we all craved for whether kanu is convicted or not, an idea which this present government could have killed with tact and diplomacy. At it stands now negotiation is not an option again especially with the gruesome killing of IPOB members.

FG has lost this case no matter where pendulum of justice decides to swing finally.
Lesson: democratic leadership is more of tact that than might.

one thing certain

this so called judge know he is just riding round the circle

of course he is just nervous as his cattle master

malele:

Why are u happy that he is in prison?
Is it a crime for somebody to agitate for his tribe?
Comments I read here atimes makes me wonder the kind of humans we have in nigeria.
If u are ok with the way nigeria is and is been ran, some tribes are not ok with it.
And it's not a crime to protest against it.

you don't agitate using the wrong channels. He was inciteful and showed an unmitigated incivility in the course of his agitation, so he must be dealt with.


He's an inciter , he should die there.

Caseless:
you don't agitate using the wrong channels. He was inciteful and showed an unmitigated incivility in the course of his agitation, so he must be dealt with.


He's an inciter , he should die there.

If they want to deal with him, the trials should be open, and courts orders should be followed, not all these kangaro approach the government is using. Seriously they are making that guy a big hero

you don't agitate using the wrong channels. He was inciteful and showed an unmitigated incivility in the course of his agitation, so he must be dealt with.


He's an inciter , he should die there

^^^^ any attack on boko harem is an attack on the NORTH president BigBumharia

but then black people like u are so. . . . .,

and u want your kids to grow up on such a mist

tufiakwa

u have one life

sorry we are not the same as yoruba people

Caseless:
Secret or open trial , I don't care. For the fact that he's in prison, I'm fine.

Ok