End Of The Road For Nnamdi Kanu, As Judge Releases Shocking Report

End Of The Road For Nnamdi Kanu, As Judge Releases Shocking Report

Posted by Sylvester on Thursday, September 29, 2016 0

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The ‎Director of Radio Biafra, and Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, ‎Nnamdi Kanu,‎ has suffered another setback, as his trial Judge, Justice John Tsoho, has returned his case file to the Chief Justice of the Federal High Court, Ibrahim Auta, for re-assignment.‎

The development is coming at a time when Kanu’s legal team, ‎led by Chuks Muoma, had claimed that the Judge was biased in its handling of the matter.‎

According to him, the Judge was acting out a script, written by President Muhammadu Buhari, which is aimed at the continual detention of Kanu at all cost.

Muoma said, “We are only asking the court to hands off; my client has lost confidence in this court”.
He added, that if the court refuses to grant ‎the relief they sought, they would proceed to the International Court of Justice, ICJ.

He added: “I understand that there is a letter to NJC, though I haven’t seen it, and the CJ has replied, saying that the matter will be investigated.

“I would urge you that you transfer the matter; I would suggest that it be sent back to the CJ”.
In reaction, the trial Judge said, “I have no interest in trying your matter, and I will return it to the CJ, but I will condemn the attitude of that Counsel.

“I do not care if you take your case to another planet”.
Meanwhile, Muoma responded by saying, making a ruling on the said application, was an attempt to “pre-empt” the outcome of the petition sent by Kanu’s Lawyers to the CJ.
This referral will be the second time in nine months, that a Judge has declined handling ‎Kanu’s trial.

It could be recalled, that in ‎December 2015, Kanu had refused to take plea on a six-count charge of treason, importation of illegal goods, and possession of fire arms, filed against him by the Department of State Services, DSS, saying he had it on good authority, that Ahmed Mohammed, the trial judge, was biased.

The Judge, who in turn did not challenge Kanu’s position, was reported to have simply withdrawn from the case.
He said, “I am of the view that the first defendant, has the right to object to be tried in any court. I do not see any wrong with the issues raised.
“Justice is all about confidence. Would the prosecution not raise similar objection, if occasion had presented itself.
“Let it be clear that the defendant is not challenging the validity of the charges against him.
‎”It is on this premise that I remit the case file to the office of the Chief Judge for re-assignment,” the Judge Concluded.‎
Presently, Kanu has spent over a year in detention.