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John Tsoho, the chief judge of the federal high court (FHC), has reassigned the case of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), back to Binta Nyako.

On September 24, Nyako recused herself from the case after an oral application made by Kanu.

“I hereby recuse myself and remit the case file back to the chief judge,” Nyako had said.

However, NAN reports that Tsoho has reverted the file to Nyako on the ground that Kanu’s application must be brought formally before the court through a motion on notice.

It is expected that the application must also be served on the prosecution (attorney-general of the federation).

At the last court session on Tuesday, Kanu directly told Nyako that he no longer had confidence in her handling of his trial.

Facing the judge, Kanu said: “My lord, I have no confidence in this court anymore and I ask you to recuse yourself because you did not abide by the decision of the supreme court.”

“I can understand it if the Department of State Services (DSS) refuses to obey a court order, but for this court to refuse to obey an order of the supreme court is regrettable.

“I am asking you to recuse yourself from this case.”

Although the prosecution urged the court to proceed with the trial, Nyako said she would go with extricating herself from the case.

Nyako said she would be sending the case file back to the chief judge for reassignment and further necessary actions.

BACKGROUND

Kanu has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since he was re-arrested in Kenya and extradited to Nigeria in 2021.

He has been standing trial on a seven-count charge bordering on treasonable felony.

In 2017, the court granted Kanu bail on the charges filed against him by the federal government.
However, the court revoked the bail and issued a bench warrant for his arrest after he failed to present himself as required.

In April 2022, Nyako struck out eight of the 15 counts in the charge.

The remaining seven counts were also quashed by the court of appeal on October 13, 2022, with the judge ordering Kanu’s release.

However, on October 28, 2022, the court of appeal granted a stay of execution on its verdict discharging Kanu after the federal government filed an appeal at the supreme court.

In March, Kanu was denied bail. In May, his bail request was again turned down.

https://www.thecable.ng/judge-returns-nnamdi-kanus-case-to-binta-nyako-two-weeks-after-she-recused-self/amp/

Kanu's case is just like the case of a wife who had been cheating on her husband and the husband finally caught her redhanded.

The husband would be thinking of what to do, whether to forgive her or to send her packing.

That's the dilemma FG is having with Kanu's case.

Kanu should thank his stars that the current FG is not a vindictive one

Which way nigeria

Omoh this people hero go chop watery beans till 2040!

FG playing with Kanu's blockos like 😅🤣😂

walosky:


Shut that your gutter mouth !

Just be opening mouth anyhow and be blabbing ---aturu nwụrụ anwu

Calm down and stop weeping! He or she is not the cause of your hunger!

These people are making mockery of the judiciary, if he has no case to answer why not free him. I never see country wey day fear their own court

Salewa97:
Kanu's case is just like the case of a wife who had been cheating on her husband and the husband finally caught her redhanded.

The husband would be thinking of what to do, whether to forgive her or to send her packing.

That's the dilemma FG is having with Kanu's case.

Kanu should thank his stars that the current FG is not a vindictive one

There's no dilemma. The Judiciary is independent and doing its job. The prosecution has opposed the oral application and may have petitioned against the transfer of the case because it will further elongate the criminal case against the spirit of the quick istration of criminal justice rule.

The good news is that he is being given an unfettered opportunity to defend himself, if he doesn't avail himself of the opportunity, the court system will not turn itself into a circus to entertain.

I expect that by now his legal team must start preparing the motion and make a formal application with ing documents and evidence before it's now argued before the Judge and the judge may now rule on the application. If the prosecution were able to sufficiently convince the court then his application will be rejected but if not then the Judge may now uphold the application before returning the file to the Chief Judge who may now reassign the criminal case.

BeeBeeOoh:
■ https://www.thecable.ng/judge-returns-nnamdi-kanus-case-to-binta-nyako-two-weeks-after-she-recused-self/amp/

This here is more than enough proof that there is nothing just about the handling of this case.

Kanu's matter na just like that of a man who lost his way in the bush, the more he tries to find his way out, the more he gets lost.

I knew that recusal drama will backfire. Ibos as always, celebrated way way too much like Christmas came early.
Kanu will remain in jail because all other Nigerians get too much joy from pressing Ibo neck.

Nnamdi Kanu is a prisoner of conscience.

trutharena:
Nnamdi Kanu is a prisoner of conscience.

Prisoner of which conscience?

Someone wey them suppose don sentence to hades since.

Nice

Imagine all these back and forth. Meanwhile the real bandits and BH terrorists are roaming the length and breath of Nigeria doing freebies and give aways on tiktok and twitter.

She won't accept it

Kanu die die die. Animal

Racoon:
Imagine all these back and forth. Meanwhile the real bandits and BH terrorists are roaming the length and breath of Nigeria doing freebies and give aways on tiktok and twitter.

They are mudding bandits and Boko Haram day by day.

They need to mud Kanu too before he leave prison and start doing TikTok too.

That useless bandit Bello Turku don dey run kabakaba nao.

Refused or recused?

Nnamdi Kanu is greater than Awolowo. This one nor be cho cho cho. Na confam!

The federal government should stop behaving like a lawless rascal and release Nnamdi kanu

Kanu shall be free!

Ok

walosky:


Shut that your gutter mouth !

Just be opening mouth anyhow and be blabbing ---aturu nwụrụ anwu

seriously, I tire for dis ronu boys

It seems the dead meat griller MANNABBQGRILLSS is interested in this thread. He has already booked space.

Governors from the South East are not interested in the release of Nnamdi Kanu. They feel he will make the region ungovernable because of his popularity.