A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the court proceedings involving the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu till Wednesday.
The adjournment was sequel to the argument by Kanu’s legal team over 15-count terrorism charges recently instituted against him by the Federal Government.
The separatist leader who refused to take his plea in the 15-count, accused the government of trying to ambush him with the fresh charges served on him late Monday.
Kanu, through his team of lawyers led by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome, further accused FG of denying him the necessary facility to defend the charge against him.
Ozekhome told the court that the amended charges were served on them barely 24 hours to the scheduled hearing.
“My Lord, the proposed amended charges were served on us yesterday (Monday) evening. As I speak to you my lord, the defendant, who was just brought in, has not even seen the charges which he is being told to enter his plea.
“With due respect, that is not justice. It is ambushing. I know that the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, allows FG to amend, but this is the sixth amendment they are making, and each time they do it, they serve us a day to the hearing, just to frustrate the trial,” Ozekhome added.
Following the argument, the presiding judge, Justice Binta Nyako adjourned court proceedings till Wednesday.
The judge also ordered that Kanu and his lawyers be allowed to have an interface in the courtroom before taking him to DSS custody.
