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Nnamdi Kanu - FG Witnesses To Testify Against Biafra Leader Under Secrecy https://osazuwaakonedo.video/nnamdi-kanu-fg-witnesses-to-testify-against-biafra-leader-under-secrecy/30/04/2025/ #Issues #Biafra #Kanu #Nnamdi ©April 30th, 2025 ®April 30, 2025 1:52 pm One of the witnesses called by the Federal Government of Nigeria to testify against the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, over the alleged act of terrorism, secretly gave his testimony on Tuesday before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, with the coordinating lawyer to Nnamdi Kanu, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, saying, the FG witness was only identified merely by initials and the person gave his testimony against Nnamdi Kanu behind the screen, following the application filed by the Federal Government lawyers as approved by the trial Judge to keep the identities of the FG witnesses secret, this, Aloy Ejimakor tweeted while the court proceeding was ongoing, that, the Federal Government only has three Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SAN, that, six SAN have stood firmly behind the detained Biafra Leader. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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one of the witnesses called by the
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federal government of Nigeria to testify
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against the leader of the indigenous
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people of Bafra IPOB Nambdi Kanu over
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the alleged act of terrorism secretly
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gave his testimony on Tuesday before the
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federal high court sitting in Abuja with
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the coordinating lawyer to Nambi Kanu
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Barister Aloy Mccor saying the FG
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witness was only identified merely by
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initials and the person gave his
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testimony against Nambdi canu behind the
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screen following the application filed
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by the federal government lawyers as
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approved by the trial judge to keep the
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identities of the FG witnesses secret
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this a lawyer Jim Mccor tweeted while
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the court proceeding was ongoing that
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the federal government only has three
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senior advocates of Nigeria san that six
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san have stood firmly behind the
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detained Bafra leader according to a
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lawyer Mccor tweet the court in Mazi
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Nami Kanu's case has convened the judge
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is on seat and appearances for the
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parties are being announced federal
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government has three SAN mnk has six SAN
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the D is cast and were primed and ready
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to rumble update today's MNK hearing has
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been concluded the prosecution presented
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its first witness who was not identified
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by name but by initials only and he
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testified from behind a screen as was
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approved by the judge on the 2nd of May
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we shall cross-examine him and test his
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veracity a day earlier a lawyer Jim
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Makor said update in addition to Chief
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Kanu Agabi San and Chenner and Jaku San
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four more San have joined Mazi Nambi
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Kanu's legal team there professor Oneti
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Iikpizu San Acha Etiaba San Meleru Nang
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San and Dr joseph Akubo San they will
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all be in court on the 29th of April 2nd
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and the 6th of May meanwhile the federal
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high court sitting in Abuja gave the
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federal government the nod to shield
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identities of witnesses build to testify
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against the detained leader of the
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prescribed indigenous people of Bafra
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IPOB Mazi Nandi Kanu as the trial judge
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justice James Amatosho gave the approval
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in a ruling he delivered on Tuesday the
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ruling followed an ex-party application
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that FG filed through its team of
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prosecutors led by Chief Adig Boy Amalo
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SAM the court gave permission for the
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proposed witnesses to testify behind a
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screen with their real names replaced
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with acronyms fg's lawyer Aamalo San
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pleaded that identities of the witnesses
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needed to be protected for security
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reasons and in view of the serious
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nature of the case while the witnesses
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would be shielded from the public they
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would however be seen by the judge
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nigerian news media reproachers who
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monitored the proceedings reported that
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the request was not opposed by Kanu's
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team of lawyers led by a former attorney
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general of the federation and minister
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of justice Chief Kuabi SAM sequel to the
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ruling FG opened its case against the
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embattled IPOB leader by presenting its
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first witness who was simply identified
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as
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PWAA pleading not guilty Nambi Kanu the
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leader of the indigenous people of Bafra
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IPOB told the Federal High Court in
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Abuja that his fight for the
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emancipation of the southeast South and
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parts of Bonu and Kogi states is within
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his fundamental human rights kanu made
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the statement during resumed trial on
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charges related to terrorism on Tuesday
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before justice Jameso in the court
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sitting in Abuja in a statement read out
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in court Kanu emphasized that freedom
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fighting is not a crime anywhere in the
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world including Nigeria the statement
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which was made to the Department of
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State Services DSS in Lagos on October
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15th 2015 was admitted as evidence in
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court kanu also stated that he was
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interrogated by the DSS without the
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presence of his lawyer which is a breach
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of his rights the court also admitted
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video recordings of Kanu's interrogation
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and four suitcases containing personal
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belongings including Bafra radio
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equipment recovered from his hotel room
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the Nigerian government lawyer Adig
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Boyalo San applied to the court that the
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statement should be read in the open
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court the items recovered from MNK's bag
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A and being presented to the court by
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the witness number one are one black
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laptop two multi-Mix transmitter three
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mini white note Apple iPad with pouch
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four one gray Apple iPad with pouch five
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one gray MacBook with pouch six one gray
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MacBook with case seven one mini drone
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soundwave speaker eight two mini white
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speakers nine one large computer mouse
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10 one white adapter 11 one laptop
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adapter 12 one carton bag with laptop
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carno whose trial started denovo a fresh
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following the reassignment of his case
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filed to Justice Omsho had earlier
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pleaded not guilty to a 7-count
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treasonable felony charge the government
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preferred against him we have reported
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that justice James Omatosho the new
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judge that took over the case of the
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detained Bafra agitation leader Nami
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Kanu has accepted the apology tended by
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Nambdi Kanu through one of his lawyers
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barristister Kanu Agabi a cross river
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state born former senator in the Nigeria
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National Assembly and two-time attorney
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general of the federation and minister
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of justice under the then president
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Elusigon Novis over the detained Bafra
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leader's outburst or manner He protested
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sequel to his rejection of the former
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judge Justice Bintanyako when the case
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started a fresh on Friday with the new
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judge which Nami Kanu pleaded not guilty
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to the seven counts terrorism charges
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filed against him by the federal
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government we had reported that the
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detained Bafra Republic agitation leader
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Nambi Kanu has not been released by the
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Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN Justice
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Kadir Kakerin Nigeria National Judicial
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Council NJC says in reaction to viral
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rumors that the indigenous people of
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Bafra IPOB leader has been set free by
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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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Nigeria in
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2021 we had reported that the detained
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leader of the indigenous people of Bafra
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IPOB Nami Kanu on Valentine's Day send a
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message to the lovers supporters of the
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Bafra Republic agitation 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 bintanyako of federal high court
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in Abuja has adjourned indefinitely
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after the detained leader of indigenous
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people of Bafra IPOB Nambi Kanu is seen
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in a privileged video footage during
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February 10th 2025 court session staged
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a resistance protest insisting while
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confronting the judge face toface
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including the prosecuting council
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Hadboralo that justice Binta who is an
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indigene of Katsina state same state
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with former president Muhammadu Buuhari
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is biased saying Justice Nyako who had
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held a political position of Katsina
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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 injustice
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accusing the judge of popnosing with
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authorities to pass wrong judgment
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against him in order to be left off the
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hook by the federal government her son
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Abdul Aziz Nyako and her husband retired
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Vice Admiral Matalano who was once chief
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of naval staff deputy chief of defense
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staff pioneer former military governor
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of Niger state two times governor of
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Adamawa state who were impeached twice
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by Adamawa State House of Assembly for
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misconduct one of the soldiers that
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fought against Bafra during Nigeria
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Civil War a current member of the ruling
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All Progressives Congress APC who is
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facing corruption charges alongside his
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son in a criminal allegation filed
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before court of law since 2015 by the
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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
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EFCC over alleged cases of abuse of
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office criminal conspiracy theft and
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money laundering we had October 2024
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reported that the chief judge of federal
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high court in Nigeria justice John Tmba
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Soho has rejected the verbal plea by the
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detained indigenous people of Bafra IPOB
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leader Nami Kanu for the trial judge in
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the case justice Bintono to withdraw
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being the judge over the lawsuits
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justice Soho stated that Kanu's case was
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reassigned to Justice Nyako due to its
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prolonged nature dating back to
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2015 given that Justice Nyako 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 conclusion however
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the chief judge directed that if at the
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next hearing of the case Kanu still
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insists on recusing Justice Nyako he
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must file a written motion with an
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affidavit stating all the grounds for
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requesting the recusal we had reported
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in September 2024 that justice bintono
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of federal high court sitting in Abuja
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have withdrawn from the case of detained
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Bafra leader Nandi Kanu after the trial
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could not commence following the Bafra
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leader's personal confrontation with the
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judge for the second time in the year we
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had reported in May 2024 that in a rare
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case in the history of legal proceedings
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in the world Nambdi Kanu the detained
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leader of the indigenous people of Bafra
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IPOB helped himself at the Federal High
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Court sitting in Abuja and played the
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role of a lawyer with full energy and
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vibrant command of words with fearless
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loud voice defended himself with
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face-to-face confrontation with the
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trial judge Justice Bintono and the
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federal government prosecution council
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had
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boyo Kanu is being prosecuted by the
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federal government on a sevencount
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bordering on terrorism
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