Tag: #JusticeDelivered
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FEDERAL HIGH COURT SENTENCES NNAMDI KANU TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR TERRORISM
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to life imprisonment. This judgment comes four years after Kanu’s contentious arrest in Kenya and his return to Nigeria. Kanu was convicted on all seven terrorism charges filed against him by…
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FEDERAL HIGH COURT ORDERS JUDGMENT IN NAMNDI KANU TERRORISM TRIAL TO PROCEED IN HIS ABSENCE
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that the judgment in the terrorism trial of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu be delivered without him present. Justice James Omotosho cited Section 266(1)(a) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015 to justify proceeding despite Kanu’s absence. The judge noted Kanu’s disruptive courtroom behavior and said,…
