Biafra protesters move to Lagos as Court strikes out charge against Kanu

Thursday, December 17, 2015 0
Category: Nigerian National News

Pro-Biafra protesters during a mega rally at the Alaba International Market, Ojo LGA, Lagos, Wednesday.












IPOB protesters has finally landed in Alaba International market, Ojo, Lagos, as thousands of youths carrying Biafran flag and wearing its T-shirts stormed the market yesterday afternoon.
It was learned that the protesters demanded that traders should shut down the market today and join them in the protest.

According to one of the protesters, “we are protesting the continued detention of Kanu, by DSS in Abuja. The treacherous DSS is holding him against court orders. The protests will continue until the Buhari regime does the needful.”

Also, yesterday, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, said they could not hold their proposed protest, which was widely publicized to hold yesterday in Onitsha and other parts of South East because members of the two pro-Biafra agitators were waiting for the verdict of the court over the release of Radio Biafra Director Mr. Nnamdi Kanu.

This was disclosed by the National Secretary of MASSOB Mr. Ugwoke Ugwoke, while addressing newsmen. He, however, said that the protest took place in Abakiliki, the Ebonyi State capital, adding they were also careful not to play into the hands of the security agents, who had been detailed to unleash terror on them like they did over three weeks ago when nine people were shot dead and I8 injured in Onitsha.

Meanwhile Idakwo told the court that the government secured an order of the Federal High Court in Abuja to further detain Kanu for 90 days.
He said the order which was granted by Justice Ademola Adeniyi, was to enable the government to conclude investigation into an allegation that Kanu was involved in terrorism financing.
Consequently, the DSS, applied to withdraw the initial First Information Report, FIR, pending against the defendant.

Idakwo specifically asked Magistrate Usman to step down from the trial on the ground that his court lacked the power and jurisdiction to prosecute terrorism charges.

The application was vehemently opposed by Kanu’s lawyer Mr. Vincent Egechukwu Obeta who insisted that the bail the court earlier granted his client must firstly be complied with before any application for transfer of the case to a federal high court could be entertained.

Moreover, Obeta, urged the court to transfer Kanu to prison custody to enable him to have easier access to his legal team.



Kanu who is the Director of Radio Biafra and Television was in the withdrawn charge, accused of engaging in criminal conspiracy, managing and belonging to an unlawful society, as well as indulging in criminal intimidation, contrary to section 97 (a)&(b) and section 397 of the Penal Code.
It will be recalled that he was on October 17, arrested in Lagos by security operatives, shortly after he arrived Nigeria from his base in the United Kingdom.

He had On October 19, pleaded not guilty to the FIR that was filed against him by the Nigerian government, and was subsequently granted bail to the tune of N2 million.

The court further directed the defendant to produce a civil servant of Grade Level 16, to stand as his surety.
The fact of the case, according to DSS report was that the accused formed an unlawful society with the purpose of bringing into being a Republic of Biafra.

He was alleged to have proclaimed himself as the leader of the Republic of Biafra and established a radio of Biafra.

Kanu was also alleged to have appointed himself Commander of the Loyal Forces of Biafra and was broadcasting to the whole world the dire consequences the government and people of Nigeria will suffer should they attempt to hinder the actualization of the Republic of Biafra.

Meantime, Justice Adeniyi will today deliver ruling on an application seeking Kanu’s release from the custody of the DSS.

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