Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial In Absentia Begins As MASSOB Defends Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe

The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled November 26 for the beginning of the preliminary of the head of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, with five arraignment observes arranged to affirm against him, The PUNCH has learnt. 

Our reporter on Tuesday saw the meeting notice gave on November 24 for the Thursday's procedures. 

Duplicates of the consultation notice were served on the arraignment group in the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Kanu's legal counselor, Ifeanyi Ejiofor. 

Equity Binta Nyako had since March 28, 2019, repudiated the bail allowed the IPOB pioneer, requested his capture and coordinated that his preliminary on charges of backstabbing lawful offense would continue in his nonappearance; yet the court had not had any sitting working on it from that point forward. 

The adjudicator, following up on an application by the lead indicting counsel, Mr Magaji Labaran, secured her requests for Kanu's capture and preliminary in absentia on the respondent's inability to show up in court since April 25, 2017, with no sensible clarification. 

Kanu's legal advisor, Ejiofor, had restricted the arraignment's oral application and requested to be given more opportunity to record his guard. 

He demanded that Kanu's vanishing was because of troopers' intrusion of his home in Afara-Ukwu close to Umuahia, Abia State, during military's 'Activity Python Dance II' organized to suppress fomentation for Biafra Republic in September 2017. 

However, the adjudicator held that she had in a judgment on a common suit documented by Kanu decided that there was no nexus between the said military attack and the IPOB pioneer's vanishing. 

She overruled the complaint, taking note of that the solicitation for clarification of the respondent's nonattendance from court was late. 

The adjudicator likewise noticed that Kanu had disregarded the conditions and terms of the bail conceded him on April 17, 2017, by avoiding court with no support. 

The court had on February 20, 2018, requested the division of Kanu's preliminary from that of his unique co-respondents to end further postponements coming about because of the IPOB pioneer's proceeded with nonattendance from court. 

Kanu's guarantees had been requested by the court to either create the IPOB pioneer in court or show cause why they ought not relinquish their N100m bail bonds. 

A serving representative, Enyinnaya Abaribe, is among Kanu's guarantees. 

The issue is, notwithstanding, forthcoming under the watchful eye of the Court of Appeal in Abuja. 

Then, the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra on Tuesday said the Igbo would oppose any endeavor to capture Abaribe over the case. 

The MASSOB pioneer, Uchenna Madu, offered this known in an expression in Awka, the Anambra State capital. 

The gathering likewise assaulted the Alhaji Yerima Shettima-drove Arewa Youths Consultative Forum for requiring Abaribe's capture for not having the option to create Kanu. 

The assertion read to some degree, "AYCF's smelling upchuck against Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe is an outflow of a cruel and tribalistic ethnic gathering in Nigeria." 

Recognizing Abaribe's guarantee to Kanu and that of Ali Senator Ali Ndume to Maima, MASSOB stated, "Maina was a degenerate criminal that indecently plundered public asset when he was the administrator of the dead National Pension Task Team. Congressperson Enyinnaya Abaribe's remaining as guarantee for Nnamdi kanu was a consistent choice of Ndigbo; it was anything but an individual endeavor. 

"The unmerited backstabbing and felonious legal dispute against Nnamdi kanu is shut in light of the fact that the Nigerian government realizes it has no proof against Kanu. Any endeavor or capture of Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe will be opposed by Ndigbo."