Leader of the
Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, has said that a single
individual cannot alone execute offence treasonable, considering the
ingredients involved in the crime as enumerated in the Nigeria’s criminal code
act.
Kanu made this known
through his lawyers, led by Ifeanyi
Ejiofor and the Amoebi Nzelu, where he, Ejiofor, maintained that his client no
longer had confidence in the court where the case against him is currently
being heard.
Recall that Mr. Kanu and two others, Benjamin Madubugwu and David
Nwawuisi, who have been in detention since October, 2015, are facing trial for
alleged treason. “The six count charges proffered against our clients show in
summary that our client (Namdi Kanu) is facing three charges; treasonable
felony, managing unlawful society and concealing goods in a container holding
goods of different description,”
Mr. Ejiofor said. He added that, “the second
defendant Mr. Benjamin Madubugwu is facing two count charges (that is counts 4
and 5) of assisting the management of unlawful society and unlawful possession
of firearms, while the third defendant is facing only one count charge of
assisting the management of unlawful society.
“The question now arises as to
whether a single individual can be charged solely with the offence of
treasonable felony, considering the ingredients of the offence of treason as
enumerated under section 41 of the Criminal Code Act cap C38 laws of the
federation of Nigeria.” Mr. Ejiofor said the court, presided by Justice John
Tsoho, had denied his client bail, despite an earlier decision of the same
court under Justice Adeniyi Ademola, who granted bail to the first defendant in
the matter.
He claimed that the decision of Mr. Tsoho to vary an earlier ruling
of his (Tsoho) by yielding to the request of the prosecution for the protection
of witnesses in the ongoing trial of Mr. Kanu was further confirmation that the
court under his (Tsoho) leadership would not grant justice to his client.
“In
the face of this anomaly, it became apparent that our client, Nnamdi Kanu,
cannot get a fair trial in this very court. These among other sundry reasons
necessitated the other actions we adopted to demand that the honourable court
disqualifies itself from further proceeding with the hearing of the case,” he
said.
Advising the media, Mr. Ejiofor said they should ensure a correct interpretation
of the charges against their clients, saying Mr. Kanu is the only person
directly accused of treasonable felony.
Source: Vanguardngr
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