The Department of the State Service (DSS) has secured an order of the
Federal High Court, Abuja, to detain the leader of the Biafran Republic
agitators, Mr Nnamdi Kanu for another 90 days.
The 90-day grace granted the security
outfit was to enable investigation into the allegation of acts of terrorism and
financing of terrorism levelled against the Biafran leader by the federal
government.
Counsel to the DSS, Mr Moses Idakwo,
at the resumption of trial of Kanu yesterday in Abuja, drew the attention of
Chief Magistrate Shuaib Usman, to the federal high court order of Justice
Adeniyi Ademola, granting further detention of Kanu for another 90 days.
Idakwo therefore asked the magistrate
court to step down from the trial of Kanu on the ground that the court lacked
power to prosecute terrorism charges.
The Biafran leader was however,
produced in court in compliance with last week’s order of the magistrate court
but with heavy security escort.
Counsel to the accused person, Mr
Vincent Egechukwu Obeta, objected to the order of the court and the application
that the magistrate court steps down from Kanu’s trial.
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