Alleged Treason: Supreme Court Adjourns Nnamdi Kanu Case To September 14

Prior to this, the Court of Appeal granted a stay of execution for its decision clearing Kanu of the Federal Government’s terrorism charges.

Nnamdi Kanu, the head of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), filed a lawsuit, and the Supreme Court has postponed the hearing until September 14.

Kanu had gone to court to challenge the decision of the appeals court that barred his release from the Department of State Services’ (DSS) custody.

During Thursday’s proceedings, the apex court granted the application of the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to file additional processes in response to Kanu’s filing, which was done on Tuesday.

The apex court said even if it proceeds to hear the appeal, there is no space within its calendar to write and deliver the verdict within the 90-day deadline.

As a result, the case was postponed until September 14.

Prior to this, the Court of Appeal granted a stay of execution for its decision clearing Kanu of the Federal Government’s terrorism charges.

The appeal court granted the application submitted by the Federal Government pending the hearing and decision of the appeal before the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani.

Since he was taken back from Kenya on June 19, 2021, Kanu has been held in custody.

The IPOB leader was then re-arrested on a charge with 15 additional counts.

On April 8 2022, Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja struck out eight of the 15 counts in the charge.

The remaining seven counts were later overturned by the court of appeal on October 13.