The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered that the missing leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, be separately tried from the rest of his co-defendants.

Justice Binta Nyako made the order following an oral application by the lead prosecuting counsel, Mr. Shuaibu Labaran, who noted that Kanu’s continued absence from court since he was granted bail in April 2017 “has frustrated progress in the case.”

“In the circumstance, the prosecution shall be asking for the indulgence of your lordship to separate the trial so that progress can be made in this matter,” Labaran said.

Other defence lawyers did not oppose the application.

Kanu, who, alongside his co-defendants, is being prosecuted on five counts bordering on treasonable felony, among other charges, was absent from court on Tuesday.

He had not been seen since September 22, 2017 when his team of lawyers and family declared him missing after soldiers allegedly invaded his home in Abia State during a military operation staged by the Nigerian Army to quell the secessionist activities of IPOB in the South-East zone of the country.

But the rest of his co-defendants were produced in court by prison officials for Tuesday’s proceedings.

The IPOB leader’s co-defendants are the National Coordinator of IPOB, Mr. Chidiebere Onwudiwe; an IPOB member, Benjamin Madubugwu; and a former Field Maintenance Engineer seconded to the telecommunication company, MTN, David Nwawuisi.

Ruling on the application for separate trials on Tuesday, the judge held that she agreed with the prosecution that there was the need to severe the trial of Kanu from that of others in order “to meet the justice of the case.”


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Justice Binta Nyako should allow Mazi rest in peace naaa, abi person cannot rest in peace again ni, ogini

I pray FFK never dey wash dilector wife plate

Where is KANU

May God protect kanu wherever he is right now. The plan of the wicked against him shall not come to pass.

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RUNAWAY BIAFRAN LEADER

Binta Nyako days are numbered on earth. God bless Nnamdi Kanu wherever he is. He warned us about this Fulani menace but we ignored him. NK forgive us all for we did not know what we were doing

Hope nothing bad happened to him anyway

Where is Evans pls?

I thought the army said they didn't attack Kanu,so why is the prosecutor echoing the fact that the army is really complicit in Kanu's disappearance

so the other accused persons still dey prison? Biafrans but why?

The guy KANU shouldn't have taking the coward path as the ovation was increasing in momentum. He was really a beacon of hope to a lot idle youth.

SHAME ON THE SHITHOLE

They should hang all of them, so we can have one less thing to worry about. IPOB my ass.

Pepsi101:
I thought the army said they didn't attack Kanu,so why is the prosecutor echoing the fact that the army is really complicit in Kanu's disappearance

The man must be in the Nigeria secret army detention.
Its not possible he is dead it would have been discovered for long.
Only in this government that people are arrested without judgment from the court. Its a menace

profolaolu:
Where is KANU

Ask his family? They know where he is. He speaks with them and they communicate with him.

KingGBsky:


The man is must be in the Nigeria secret army detention.
Its not possible he is dead it would have been discovered for long.
Only in this government that people are arrested without judgemt from the court. Its a menace

Dumb government who can't argue with facts but will rather resort to guns and bullets when they lose.

Praktikals:
They should hang all of them, so we can have one less thing to worry about. Biafra my ass.

And your precious "one Nigeria" that has produced Herdsmen, Boko Haram, Niger Delta militants who are all armed and killing people which even Kanu never did

Who do we hang for that?

Pepsi101:
Dumb government who can't argue with facts but will rather resort to guns and bullets when they lose.

That is the way of the Fulanis.
They run this country because they did their best to divide the South among themselves into hate. So you have it.

Where this man sef?

Praktikals:
They should hang all of them, so we can have one less thing to worry about. Biafra my ass.

How stupid you really are to outer such unspeakable words. All the militants and herdsmen, plus boko haram that killed lot of nigerians, which of them has been hanged?

You're an slowpoke suppose to banish from this country

It still surprises me when some people still rejoice over Nnamdi Kanu's disappearance and what transpired between Army and IPOB, with the current situation in Nigeria. It shows that this country called Nigeria and its inhabitants have no future and direction. I hope you guys are enjoying your change and the current massacre in Benue and other places by herdsmen and their masters. Shane to Nigerian Youths

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For me I dodge am.

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