On Friday, the Supreme Court declined to grant Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB, permission to be released from custody.
According to the DAILY POST, the supreme court nullified and set aside the Court of Appeal’s decision, which had in October of last year granted Kanu’s freedom and invalidated the terrorism accusations against him. Justice Emmanuel Agim delivered the judgement, although Justice Garba Lawal wrote it
Judge Lawal stated that no Nigerian law was mentioned in the lawsuit asking for Kanu’s release on the grounds of his alleged unlawful kidnapping from Kenya. He further stated that the current course of action for such an action is for Kanu to file a civil lawsuit against such an act rather than removing the courts’ ability to continue his trial for criminal charges.
Subsequently, the highest court mandated that Kanu go and defend himself against the remaining seven counts of terrorism-related allegations against him.
The Nigerian government illegally and carelessly removed Kanu from Kenya, but it did not stop any court from moving on with a trial, the Supreme Court said.