Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu Released Unconditionally - High Court
A Federal High Court
in Abuja on Thursday ordered an unconditional release a leader of pro-Biafra
leader and Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, from the custody of the
Department of State Service.
Justice Adeniyi
Ademola in a ruling on Kanu’s bail application held his continued detention
for about two months without any pending charges against him against the
provisions of section 35(4) of the Constitution.
The judge also set
aside an order granted the DSS on November 10, 2015 permitting the DSS to keep
Kanu in its custody for 90 days.
Earlier on Wednesday,
a Magistrate’s Court in Wuse Zone 2 of the Federal Capital Territory on
Wednesday struck out the charges instituted against a Kanu by the DSS.
The DSS had applied
for the discontinuance of the case to enable it to file charges of terrorism
and terrorism financing against him.
But Justice Ademola
ruled on Thursday that with the continued detention of the pro-Biafra leader
for over two months showed that the DSS lacked sufficient material to
prosecute him or had yet to make up its mind to do so.
source Punchng
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