BREAKING: Supreme Court fixes Dec 15 for judgment in charges against Kanu

On Thursday, the Supreme Court set December 15 for its decision in the Federal Government’s appeal of the Court of Appeal’s decision to drop all charges against Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu and order his freedom.

After hearing arguments from Kanu’s attorney, Mike Ozekhome SAN, and Tijani Gazali SAN, who represented the Federal Government, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun set the judgment date.

The Federal Government argued in favor of affirming the Federal High Court’s decision in Abuja, which upheld Kanu’s seven count accusations, in order to have him put on trial.

While opposing, Ozekhome argued that Kanu has been held by the Federal Government since 2021 in an illegal and unlawful manner.

He argued for the Court of Appeal’s decision to be upheld, which cleared Kanu of all charges and ordered his immediate release.

The remaining seven criminal charges against Kanu presented by the Federal Government in the Federal High Court in Abuja were dropped by the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on October 13, 2022, in a decision in an appeal filed and contested by Ozekhome.

In a previous decision, the high court had dismissed eight of the 15-count accusation against Kanu while keeping seven of the original charges.

While dismissing eight charges, Justice Binta Nyako had ruled that Kanu needed to answer for seven additional accusations.