Abuja, Nigeria – E don happen again o! Di Federal High Court for Abuja don drop hot ruling wey dey follow di trial of Nnamdi Kanu, di leader of di Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Justice James Omotosho, no wan hear say statements wey Kanu make back in 2015 go fit stand without im lawyer dey present. Na serious wahala dis o!
Kanu dey languish for DSS custody since dem re-arrest am for 2021, and im don talk say di force wey dem use to make am write di statement na shakara. According to him, dem don cut am off from im lawyer, and dem dey threaten am to comply with wetin dem wan make am talk. Imagine person dey write statement while dem dey hold am for dungeon, wetin him fit write wey go true?
Late last week, Omotosho na im finally open di case again after hearing di case of duress wey Kanu don raise. Di judge tell dem say di law no gree! As per di Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), if person dey talk, im lawyer suppose dey there. Wetin una expect? How dem go expect Kanu to make sense when e dey dey follow dem rules wey dem no go allow him get lawyer?
DSS operative wey dey call himself Mr. CCC dey come court come show say Kanu no be small paddy. E claim say di atmosphere no be like say dem dey force am. But, wait o, di videos wey dem show for court no correspond. Kanu dey smile and dey ask for water like say na picnic. Na so government win di battle today, abi na wahala dem go find?
Kanu don also call im witness to show how di DSS use pressure on top am. E talk say dem chain him like prisoner, blindfold am put for plane, and bring am go Abuja without even telling am where dem dey take am. Di whole thing na like movie, but na real life!
Omotosho don also talk say di prosecution team fit go home, drop dem evidences na and clear dem from di records. “If di video no show lawyer dey present, den anything wey dat video gree no fit stand,” him talk. E mean say all di allegations wey Kanu don raise na serious matter, and na wetin di law talk. So di government don dey sweat now. Wetin go happen next?
As di drama continue, Kanu lawyer Paul Erokoro don dey gather strong grounds for di case. As sabi level dey rise ahead di 2027 elections, dis trial dey take more attention. Dis na political kettle wey dey cook o!
Justice Omotosho don adjourn di case go June 13, 16, 18, and 19, 2025, make everybody prepare for di next round. No be like say everything don finish, we dey watch dem like big brother.
And to crown am all, Kanu sister-in-law, Princess Favour Kanu, don get ban from di court for streaming live from di courtroom. Justice don show am say she no sabi how to respect court decorum. Make we dey see who go win this fight.
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