Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday said the agitator is a victim of false imprisonment.
Ejimakor lamented that the Nigerian Government is denying Kanu trial that would accord him the platform to clear his name.
Speaking after his routine meeting with Kanu at the Department of State Services, DSS, facility in Abuja, Ejimakor lamented the inability of the court to set a date for the continuation of Kanu’s trial.
In a chat shared with an online newspaper, Ejimakor said: “Sequel to the Legal Team’s meeting with #MNK today, it needs to be stated that, without any date set for his trial, he remains a victim of false imprisonment by the Nigerian State.
“The new game is that he’s being denied a trial that will accord him the avenue to clear his name.”
In 2023, the Supreme Court had upturned an Appeal Court’s judgment that discharged and acquitted Kanu of all terrorism charges.
Recall that the Supreme Court also reportedly turned down an appeal to release the embattled IPOB leader from detention.
In its judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim but written by Justice Garba Lawal, the Supreme Court upturned the Appeal Court ruling that discharged and acquitted Kanu of all terrorism charges in October 2022.
The apex court ruled that although the Nigerian Government recklessly and unlawfully rendered Kanu from Kenya, such an unlawful act has not divested any court from proceeding with trial.
The court had ordered Kanu to return to the Federal High Court in Abuja to continue his trial for terrorism.
However, no date has been set for the resumption of his trial at the Federal High Court.
