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Mr. Kanu, who was arraigned before Justice Mohammed Wednesday, told the court before commencement of the prosecution’s plea that he preferred being held in the detention, than subjecting himself to a trial, which outcome will not be respected.

He said his previous trials had various outcomes that were abused or neglected by the office of the State Security Service, SSS.

Mr. Kanu therefore stated his outright objection to the trial in the court.

The counsel to the prosecution, who is also the Federal Director of Prosecution, office of the Attorney General, Mohamed Diri, told the court that based on section 396 (2) of the constitution, the defendant had no right to object to being tried by the court until after the plea is heard.

But the judge said he was standing down from the case, saying Mr. Kanu had the right to reject the trial, “after all justice is rooted on confidence”.

“If any of the parties has no confidence in the court, he has the right to say so”, Mr. Mohammed ruled.

He noted that the prosecution would have done the same thing if they were in Kanu’s shoes.

“Assuming it was the prosecution, if they had no confidence in the court of jurisdiction; would they not have done so?”

“I hereby remit the case file to the honourable chief judge of this court to reassign it,” the judge said.

ERockson:
With this development Kanu will remain in DSS detention till 2019 and by then he would have grown a lot of sense and beard.

ERockson:
With this development Kanu will remain in DSS detention till 2019 and by then he would have grown a lot of sense and beard.

CharlesPhc:




I personally feel Nnamdi Kanu has just set a new precedence in the Nigerian Judiciary with this landmark admittance from the judge.

With the statement from the judge, Kanu's lawyers can go ahead to file for contempt of Court against the DG of the DSS otherwise, anyone arraigned by the DSS may follow suite and claim lack of confidence in trial.

The DG of DSS should now immediately tender his resignation letter otherwise he must be invited to the NASS to explain on whose order he is acting in disobedience to a court order.

If he fails to do so, then it becomes an indictment (which could also be an impeachable offence) against the President and C-in-C of the FRN....!!!

ERockson:
With this development Kanu will remain in DSS detention till 2019 and by then he would have grown a lot of sense and beard.

Remii:
lol, I remember a court setting abiola free on condition during abacha regime, abiola rejected that conditional release, abacha then dissolved supreme court judges team, he never reconstitute it until both both of them died. he kept referring to that rejection of bail to justify detention of abiola till death took them away, femi falana blamed abiola's death in detention on his lawyers, I hope kanu is getting good advise from his lawyers and friends

TonyeBarcanista:
His case will be reassigned to another judge

studio14:
Buhari is a terrorist and a sectional leader - el rufai

TonyeBarcanista:
His case will be reassigned to another judge

Gayigaskia:


this is a judicial matter. Buhari don't have nothing to do with this.

Gayigaskia:


this is a judicial matter. Buhari don't have nothing to do with this.

Ijaya123:
I will tell the DSS director to come read your post here and do the needful.

If I were a mod, would just move this thread to the joke section straight.

CharlesPhc:


Oh, how I wish you will...!!!

CharlesPhc:


I agree but what do you think about this judge's position on the matter?

TonyeBarcanista:
His case will be reassigned to another judge

Remii:
lol, I remember a court setting abiola free on condition during abacha regime, abiola rejected that conditional release, abacha then dissolved supreme court judges team, he never reconstitute it until both both of them died. he kept referring to that rejection of bail to justify detention of abiola till death took them away, femi falana blamed abiola's death in detention on his lawyers, I hope kanu is getting good advise from his lawyers and friends

studio14:
who appointed Daura DG sss? Me?

TonyeBarcanista:

The judge has no choice but to hands off. This isn't the first time judges have been stepping aside on cases. It won't be the last either.

Mack3N:

Mr man,we all know it will be re-assigned,what you should be concerned about is the picture this outcome has painted the judiciary:inconfidence

EternalTruths:

If another judge is sent, and Kanu reminds the judge of the various bails granted and disobeyed by the DSS, what do you think the judge will do.?
Buhari is putting himself in danger.
If anything happens to Kanu since the court has granted him bail, I don't see how Buhari won't pay dearly for disobeying court order.