Court strikes out Nnamdi Kanu’s suit challenging secret trial policy
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo yesterday in Abuja struck out a suit instituted by the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court challenging the secret trial of terrorism charges policy of the court………CONTINUE READING
The suit, which has the Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho, as sole defendant, was thrown out following its dramatic withdrawal by the Biafra nation agitator.
Kanu had dragged the Chief Judge before the court following the adoption of a Practice Direction, which directed trial of terrorism related charges to be done in camera.
His grouse was that the secret trial policy effected shortly after the Federal Government slammed a 15-count treasonable felony charges against him constituted an infringement to his fundamental rights to fair trial.
When hearing was to commence at yesterday’s proceedings, Kanu, through his lawyer, Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, announced that he was no longer interested in continuing with the suit.
Ejiofor subsequently applied that the matter be struck out in line with the wish of Kanu. Speaking with newsmen on the issue, the counsel explained that the action was withdrawn following the discovery that the secret trial of terrorism charges policy adopted during trial of Kanu was not targeted at his client.
