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BREAKING: Justice Binta Nyako Steps Down From Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial, As He Fearlessly Scolds Her For Disobeying Supreme Court’s Judgment
“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.”
The extraordinarily renditioned and incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has openly asked Justice Binta Murtala Nyako to recuse herself from his case at the federal high court, Abuja Nigeria, over her repeated flagrant disobedience to the Supreme Court’s judgment of 15 December 2023.
As the sitting resumed after long adjournment, the IPOB leader in the court room, asked the trial judge to step down from the case, citing biase in the trial and refusal of the Justice Nyako to abide by the Supreme Court’s judgment.
An unusual twist to the court sitting today emerged as his lawyer, Barr. Alloy Ejimakor was trying to persuade the court to suspend the trial stressing that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was denied the opportunity to prepare for his defence, the illegally detained IPOB leader, roared from the witness box and ordered his lawyer to sit down as he stood up to address the judge.
In his words , “Sit down! I say you should sit down!” Nnamdi Kanu ordered Ejimakor.
The legal battle of the Federal Republic of Nigeria seeking to secure the conviction of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu started in October 2015 following his arrest in Lagos State on the 14th of the month, and the government is yet to secure it, after amending the charges preferred on him for about 15 times in almost 10yrs.
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Fearlessly looking at the the trial judge, Binta Nyako, Kanu stressed the fact that he has lost confidence in her court for not abiding by the judgement of the Supreme and should recuse herself from the case.
In his words, “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 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,” Kanu stated.
Though the prosecution counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, urged the court to proceed with the trial, Justice Binta Nyako admittedly said she was minded to recuse herself from the case.
Justice Nyako said she would be sending the case file back to the chief judge for reassignment and further necessary actions.
In her words, “I hereby recuse myself and remit the case-file back to the Chief Judge,” she held.
Nyako’s response to recuse herself from the trial followed Kanu’s request in the open court that the trial judge recuse herself from his trial since she has refused to obey the orders of the Supreme Court.
Kanu based his position on the Supreme Court’s judgment which questioned the jurisdiction of where the alleged broadcast that the federal government is charging him on was made.
He also read a part of the judgment of the Supreme Court, where the said bias against Justice Nyako was raised.
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is being prosecuted by the Federal Government on a seven-count bordering on terrorism.
It is also interesting to know that all the IPOB members arrested, detained and later taken to Nigerian courts in different states since 2015 till date, none has been convicted by the federal government of any criminality and treason.