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Justice James Osho the new judge that
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took over the case of the detained bafra
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agitation leader nandi canu has accepted
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the apology tended by Nami kanu through
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one of his lawyers Barrister kanu agabi
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a cross River State born former senator
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in the Nigeria National Assembly and
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two-time Attorney General of the
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Federation and minister of justice under
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the then president alun obasanjo over
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the detained BFRO leaders Outburst or
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manner he protested squel to his reject
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ction of the former judge Justice banako
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when the case started aresh on Friday
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with the new judge which Nami CaRu
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pleaded not guilty to the seven counts
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terrorism charges filed against him by
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the federal government there was a
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chaotic situation within the court
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environment when men of the Nigeria
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Secret Police Department of State
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Services DSS allegedly prevented TVC
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news reporters from taking video footage
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at the court after pleading not guilty
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to the seven count charges of terrorism
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the case was adjourned to April 29th May
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2nd and 6 2025 for Accelerated hearing
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Mazi Nami kanu was represented by his
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lawyers namely kanu agabi San H and joku
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San aloy Ed mcco Esquire and Maxwell
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opara Esquire the case involving Nami
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CaRu has dragged up to 10 years since he
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was first arrested in 2015 when he
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arrived in Nigeria from London it was
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gathered that many people including
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relatives of Mazi Nami CaRu were barred
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from entering the courtroom by
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operatives of the DSs some journalists
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were also restricted from covering the
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court proceedings we have reported that
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the detained bafra Republic agitation
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leader Nami canu has not been released
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by the Chief Justice of Nigeria cjn
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Justice kadira kakarin Nigeria National
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judicial Council njc says in reaction to
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viral rumors that the indigenous people
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of bafra ipob leader has been set free
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by the cjn on the ground that Nigeria
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courts under her leadership have no
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jurisdiction over the Freedom Fighters
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case due to the way and manner he was
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forcefully extradited from Kenya to
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2021 we have reported that the detained
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leader of the indigenous people of bafra
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ipob Nami canu on Valentine's Day send a
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message to the lovers supporters of the
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BFRO Republic agitate and the general
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public that he would remain in detention
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until impartial and unbiased judge take
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over the case of alleged terrorism filed
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against him by the federal government of
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Nigeria narrating how the Judiciary has
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been biased against him since years of
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his detention we have reported that
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justice banako of federal high court in
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Abuja has adjourned indefinitely after
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the detained leader of indigenous people
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of bafra ipob nandi kanu is seen in a
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privileged video footage during February
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10th 2025 court session staged a
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resistance protest insisting while
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confronting the judge face to face
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including the prosecuting Council hadig
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Boo the Justice binter who is an
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indigene of katsina State same state
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with former president muhammadu buhari
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is biased saying Justice nyako who had
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held the political position of kinaa
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State Attorney General and Commissioner
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of justice that her court is not a court
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of law but a shrine of Justice accusing
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the judge of pop noosing with
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authorities to pass wrong judgment
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against him in to be left off the hook
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by the federal government her son
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abdulaziz nyako and her husband retired
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vice admiral matala nyako who was once
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chief of Naval staff Deputy Chief of
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Defense staff Pioneer former military
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governor of Niger state two times
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governor of Adam a state who were
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impeached twice by Adam a State House of
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Assembly for misconduct one of the
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soldiers that fought against bafra
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during Nigeria Civil War a current
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member of the ruling all progressives
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Congress APC who is facing corruption
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charges alongside his son in a criminal
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allegation filed before court of law
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since 2015 by the economic and financial
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crimes commission efcc over alleged
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cases of abuse of office criminal
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conspiracy theft and money laundering we
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had October 2024 reported that the chief
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judge judge of federal high court in
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Nigeria Justice John toas Soho has
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rejected the verbal plea by the detained
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indigenous people of bafra ipob leader
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Nami canu for the trial judge in the
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case Justice banako to withdraw being
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the judge over the lawsuits Justice Soho
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stated that kanu's case was reassigned
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to Justice niako due to its prolonged
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nature dating back to
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2015 given that Justice niako had
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handled the case for the most part she
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was deemed the most suitable judge to
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see it through to its
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conclusion however the chief judge
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directed that if at the next hearing of
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the case kanu still insists on recusing
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Justice nyako he must file a written
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motion with an affidavit stating all the
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grounds for requesting the recusal we
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have reported in September 2024 that
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justice binton yako of federal High
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Court sitting in Abuja have withdrawn
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from the case of detained bafra leader
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nandi kanu after the trial could not
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commence following the bafra leaders
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personal confrontation with the judge
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for the second time in the year we had
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reported in May 2024 that in a rare case
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in the history of legal proceedings in
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the world Nami CaRu the detained leader
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of the indigenous people of bafra ipob
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helped himself at the federal High Court
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sitting in Abuja and played the role of
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a lawyer with full energy and vibrant
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command of words with Fearless loud
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voice defended himself with face to-face
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conf confrontation with the trial judge
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Justice banako and the federal
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government prosecution Council hadig boy
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egaro kuu is being prosecuted by the
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federal government on a seven count
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terrorism how are you thank you how you
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doing very well thank you you have
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finally gotten a new judge to handle
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your case how do you feel about that um
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suppose yes so what are your
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expectations from today's
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proed this that Justice will be done of
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course in accordance with the will of
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expecting thank you that's my daughter
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