Nnamdi Kanu expresses gratitude for Supreme Court’s decision, seeing it as an opportunity for his release

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who is currently jailed, has referred to the Supreme Court decision that denied his bail as a new avenue for his release.

This was said by Kanu at a routine meeting at the Department of State Services (DSS) facility in Abuja with his legal team, which included Barrister Nnaemeka and Special Counsel Aloy Ejimakor.

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“UPDATE: I met with #MNK today in tow with Barr Nnaemeka,” tweeted Ejimakor on his X platform, reporting on Kanu’s statement. Despite Onyendu’s expressed deep unhappiness with the Supreme Court’s ruling, he feels that some of the ruling’s provisions have created a fresh legal avenue for his freedom. He urged everyone to maintain their confidence.

Nnamdi Kanu has earlier reportedly welcomed the supreme court’s decision to restrict his release, according to a report by Obasanjo News24.

In a ruling on Friday, the Supreme Court directed the trial court to proceed with the case, nullifying the Court of Appeal’s decision that had ordered Kanu’s release. Justice Emmanuel Agim delivered the ruling, while Justice Garba Lawal wrote it.

However, the Nigerian authorities unlawfully and carelessly transported Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria, according to the Supreme Court. However, it decided that no court would lose the authority to continue with the trial as a result of such an illegal act.

However, Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, who provided an update on Kanu’s reaction, claimed that the IPOB leader questioned if the Supreme Court effectively erased constitutional provisions cited before it on his release, in response to the court’s ruling when his legal team visited him on Tuesday.