The Supreme Court on Friday condemned the invasion of the residence of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, by the Nigerian military.
The apex court, in its judgement prepared by Justice Garba Mohammed, stated that the invasion of Kanu’s apartment was irresponsible.
This, according to the court, is because there is no law in Nigeria stopping a trial based on the violation of the rights of a suspect.
The Court further explained that, since Kanu was granted bail, there was no need for the police to invade his house, and he must not be blamed for running when his house was invaded.
Also, the apex court in their ruling set aside the judgment by the lower court that dismissed the terrorism charges against Nnamdi Kanu.
The Supreme Court held that the court of appeal was wrong in its ruling, where it ordered on October 13, 2022, that the DSS release him from their facility and also struck out all the terrorism charges against him.
The Herald reported that the Federal Government displeased by the appeal court’s ruling had through the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, filed an appeal at the Supreme Court.
It can be recalled that the IPOB leader was first arrested in 2015, when Muhammadu Buhari was the President of Nigeria.
He was, however, granted bail in April 2017 and subsequently fled the country after the Nigerian military invaded his house in September 2017.
The IPOB leader was then re-arrested in 2021 and has since been undergoing trials.
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