IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu appears in court amid heavy security presence

By : Editor

Date: 21 October 2021 11:08am WAT

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 26, 2017 Political activist and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) movement, Nnamdi Kanu (L), wearing a Jewish prayer shawl, poses in the garden of his house in Umuahia, southeast Nigeria, before commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the war on May 30. - A Nigerian separatist leader, Nnamdi Kanu, whose whereabouts were unknown, has been arrested to face trial, the country's justice minister said on June 29, 2021. (Photo by STEFAN HEUNIS / AFP)

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been brought to court by officials of the Department of State Security (DSS) for his trial.

Kanu was brought into the courtroom amid heavy security at exactly 8:00 am but journalists were denied access to film or take pictures of the IPOB leader.

Lawyer to the IPOB leader Ifeanyi Ejiofor confirmed that his client is in court to face his trial.

DSS officials had earlier set up a barricade at the entrance of the Federal High Court where the case is to be heard and they prevented reporters and officials from gaining entry, resulting in angry scenes and arguments.

Kanu’s appearance in court comes three days after the Nigerian Government filed seven amended charges bordering on treasonable felony and acts of terrorism against him.

The trial Judge Justice Binta Nyako on Monday adjourned proceedings till Thursday due to Kanu’s absence in court.
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