Nnamdi Kanu: concerns over court's refusal to grant him bail

He was Again another period of shock And disappointment For supporters And members of THE Native People of Biafra (IPOB) last Tuesday When THE Federal High Court Abuja denied has to agree their chief, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, bail. Indeed, there were high expectations that Justice Binta Nyakô would be free Kanu. That was basically because She had do he Before because of Kanu health terms And THE IPOB chief Currently complaints has be suffering Since acute hypertension And heart disease, Thus demanding urgent medical be careful.

A Court of Call had In 2022 granted him bail And order THE Federal Government has release him, without condition. But decision on THE call by THE Federal Government against THE judgement, THE Supreme Court said Kanu must confront trial And threw THE matter back has Justice Nyakô.

In 2017, Justice Nyakô had granted Kanu bail on health land. This was After her First of all Stop In 2015, When he confronted A 11 points charge bordering on terrorism And treason crime.

Decision on A application For bail SO, Justice Nyakô declared that She was spirit has to agree him bail SO that he can attend has her health And confront her trial alive. She, However, order that Kanu must not socket any of them gatherings, to agree any of them interviews Or be In A crowd of more that ten people. She Also gave other bail terms has include that he must provide three sureties In THE sum of N100 million each; add that A of THE sureties must be A very put person of Igbo extraction such as A senator And Jewish leader.

Kanu was released SO. But last Tuesday, Justice Nyakô decreases has to agree him bail on THE ground that THE earlier application he deposit had has been denied, stressful that THE only option LEFT For him was has go has THE Court of Call has challenge THE earlier refusal.

After Kanu extradition In June 2020, THE Federal Government deposit terrorism charges against him. In April 2022, Justice Nyakô struck out eight of THE 15 account In THE charge. THE remaining Seven account were Also canceled by THE Court of Call on October 13, 2022, with THE judge order Kanu liberation.

However, on October 28, 2022, THE Court of Call granted A stay of execution on It is verdict unload Kanu, After THE Federal Government deposit A call has THE Supreme Court. On December 15, 2023, A five members sign of THE Supreme Court reversed THE verdict of THE Court of Call And order Kanu has resume her trial Before THE Federal High Court.

He was on This reversal that Kanu approach THE Federal High Court has to agree him bail has enable him attend has her disease, stressful that he would be not affect THE trial. But THE court denied THE bail application against all expectations; instead preferring A accelerated audience on THE matters.

However, there are concerns that THE refusal of THE bail application would be become A major reverse For THE healing process And back of peace In THE South East region, which has has been torn by insecurity, murders, kidnapping, among other crimes, For a few time NOW. THE IPOB direction has, However, maintained silence on THE matter Since THE court decision.

A policy scientist, Dr. Wonderful Igwe, said THE Guardian that there was A need For A policy solution has THE matter, saying THE government do not always insist on It is laws has determine certain problems In THE country.

According to has him, THE President possesses power has vary rules In THE interest of justice, fair play And peace.

"A lot to have said that A policy solution should be adopted In This matter. I share seriously In that school of thought because there East Nothing more For anybody has advantage Since continue holding Nnamdi back In jail. If We run A just Company, there won't be need For anybody has increase protests. He East GOOD known that even THE band he represented has authentic case. THE option available East For THE leaders has look In these requests And find manners has address them. With that You woo them back has yourself," Igwe said.

Speaking on THE decision of THE court, he Express fears that THE option of accelerated audience taken by THE court instead granting Kanu bail could not be reached.

"THE court governed For accelerated hearing, but We know how Nigerian courts function. We know THE technical details implied In argue imported In court, especially THE A that THE government East interested In; especially THE A Or THE government appears has be pursue someone without evidence. But to leave Me not conclude. I hope that THE government, which East accusing Kanu, East ready with their evidence And will not TO DO him suffer unnecessarily through adjournments of THE matter," he added.

Supporters of Kanu, WHO gathered has miscellaneous points including newspaper stands on Tuesday Morning has discuss THE development, However, Express anger on THE order, stressful that he would be not weak their spirit For THE fight.

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