Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), one of the lawyers representing the separatist leader on Monday said the court upheld its ruling of October 13, which set Kanu free
The Appeal Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital has upheld the judgment acquitting and discharging the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), one of the lawyers representing the separatist leader on Monday said the court upheld its ruling of October 13, which set Kanu free.
The Nigerian government had sought a stay of execution on the ruling of the Court of Appeal acquitting and discharging Kanu.
The Appeal Court earlier set Kanu free and acquitted him of the charges of terrorism and treasonable felony against him.
But on Monday, the Nigerian government approached the Appeal Court, asking it to stay the execution of the judgment of October 13 which voided the extraordinary rendition of Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria.
A three-man panel of justices held that such extraordinary rendition, without adherence to due process of the law, was a gross violation of all international conventions, treaties, protocols and guidelines that Nigeria is a signatory to, as well as a breach of the Appellant’s fundamental human rights.
The appellate court further held that the government.
Source: Sahara Reporters