By Kamsi Anayo
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday upheld the appeal of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
A three man panel of the court led by Justice Jummai Hanatu Hanatu ruled that Kanu has no case to answer.
The court also discharged and acquitted the controversial separatist leader.
The Appeal Court ruled that the Federal High Court lacks jurisdiction to try the IPOB leader in the first place.
The Appellate Court ruled that the Federal Government did not follow m standard procedure of extradition to bring Kanu into the country for trial.
The court described the Government’s action bringing the IPOB leader into the country as illegal
Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, legal counsel to the self styled commander of IPOB said “Appeal allowed, Oyendu Mazi Nnamdi KANU, discharged and acquitted. We have won!,” he wrote.
Kanu had in his appeal dated April 29 and marked CA/ABJ/CR/625/2022, applied to be discharged and acquitted.
Kanu was first arraigned on December 23, 2015 and was later granted bail on April 25, 2017.
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