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Sep 26, 2024
Judge Withdraws From Nnamdi Kanu's Case After Biafra Leader Again Confronts, Insists Nigeria Lacks Legal Status To Try Him ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #Abuja #Biafra #Binta #ipob #Kanu #Nnamdi #Nyako #UK https://osazuwaakonedo.news/judge-withdraws-from-nnamdi-kanus-case-after-biafra-leader-again-confronts-insists-nigeria-lacks-legal-status-to-try-him/25/09/2024/ #Issues Published: September 25th, 2024 Reshared: September 26, 2024 12:27 pm Justice Binta Nyako of Federal High Court sitting in Abuja have withdrawn from
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Justice V inako of federal High Court
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sitting in Abuja have withdrawn from The
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Case of the 10 bafra leader n Cano after
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the trial could not commence on Tuesday
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following the beire leaders personal
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confrontation with the judge for the
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second time this
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year canu cited Nigeria Supreme Court
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rulings and sections of the Nigerian
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laws to insist that the West Africa
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country lacks the legal status to
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prosecute him for offenses he allegedly
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committed in England United Kingdom
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according to uniu the nine count charges
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were offenses he allegedly committed
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while he was in the United Kingdom but
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the federal government of Nigeria has
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been playing smart with the case by thus
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always switching the locations he was
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when the alleged crimes were committed
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nandi canu said before the federal
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government said he committed the
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offenses when he was in England but
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after presenting his defense in line
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with previous Supreme Court rulings and
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some sections of the Nigeria laws the
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government changed the location to
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Nigeria n can said looking at the
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impartiality of the trial judge Justice
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B inako he cannot continue with the
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shinanigans of the federal government
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and the court insisting it is Nigerian
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law that says the court can't try him
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because the alleged offenses were not
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committed when he was in Nigeria n canu
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said he has already spent 4 years in the
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Detention Facility of the Department of
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State State Services the SS and if he
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spend another one year in detention will
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not kill him waiting for the chief judge
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of the federal capital territory fct to
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reassign the case to another judge
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insisting what matters is Justice and
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the Law Court must obey all the
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decisions of the Nigerian supreme court
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of justice and stop obeying barely the
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ones that are against him while ignoring
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the ones that favored
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him can said the persecution of E people
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will stop with him adding he's a freedom
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fighter only fighting against the
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continuous persecution of his people
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details of the Court proceedings as
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reported by punch newspaper reads does
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at the resumed Hearing in the trial of
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the leader of the indigenous people of
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baa nanu at the federal high court in
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Abuja on Tuesday Justice B inyu said she
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was going to recuse herself from The
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Trial recuse as defined by by the
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law.com dictionary means to refuse to be
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a judge or for a judge to agree to a
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request by one of the parties to step
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aside in a lawsuit or appeal because of
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a conflict of interest or other good
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reason acquaintanceship with one of the
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parties for example it also applies to a
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judge or prosecutor being removed in
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yak's response to recuse herself from
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The Trial followed can's request in the
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open court that the trial judge recuse
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herself from his trial since she has
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refused to obey the orders of the
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Supreme Court Koo is being prosecuted by
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the federal government on a seven count
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bordering on terrorism K stated that he
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had lost confidence in the court and
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that the trial judge should recuse
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herself from his trial meanwhile Justice
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Inyo replied that she would be happy to
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do just that she added that she would be
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sending can's case File back to the
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chief judge for it to be reassigned
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meanwhile KO ordered his councel aloy a
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Mako to sit down while he was trying to
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persuade the court to suspend the trial
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on the basis that his client was denied
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the opportunity to prepare his defense
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can referred to the supreme court
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judgment were alleged byas against the
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judge was raised sit down I say you
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should sit down KO had yelled at his
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lawyer speaking further he said my Lord
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I have no confidence in this court
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anymore and I ask you to recuse yourself
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because you did not abide by the
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decision of the Supreme Court I can
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understand it if the DS refuses to obey
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a court order but for this court to
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refuse to obey an order of the Supreme
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Court is regrettable I am asking you to
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recuse yourself from this case the
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prosecution council ad aulu s however
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tried to Arch Justice inyu to proceed
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with the trial but she responded that
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she had been minded to recuse herself
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from the case I hereby recuse myself and
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remit the case f back to the chief
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George she declared we had reported in
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May this year that in a rare case in the
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history of legal proceedings in the
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world nandu the detend leader of the
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indigenous people of bafra I held
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himself at the federal High Court
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sitting in Abuja on Monday and play the
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role of a lawyer with full energy and
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vibrant command of wordss with Fearless
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loud voice defended himself with first
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to First confrontation with the trial
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judge Justice bint inako and the federal
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government prosecution Council
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Adu while confronting the judge asked
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Justice Benta in yako why could she be
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conducting his trial contrary to the
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provisions of the law of Nigeria and
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international treaties which Nigeria is
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signatory to a voice of V inako called
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be held in the video posted online
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trying to respond to uniu queries both
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the commanding voice and continuous
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mashing of words with historical
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citation of facts and sections of the
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laws by uni canu suppressed the voice of
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the George the video shows inandi canu
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speaking at a corridor in front of a
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mini office inside the courtroom where
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Justice Vint inako was inside listening
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and try to respond to the detained be
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leaders confrontations and allegations
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of of Injustice and
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intimidation n canu according to BBC
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also confronted the federal government
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prosecution lawyer ad ALU and called him
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a terrorist KO pointed at FG lawyer ad
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Alo and said in quote thus you are a
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terrorist you know get power to try
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me actions and reactions began when the
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trial judge Justice bentai inako denied
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him b or ref used to Grant him house
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arrest the court rolling forced nandi
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canu to raise his hand and insisted of
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addressing the court himself in nand
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Cano on Monday after the federal High
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Court sitting in Abuja dismissed his
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fresh Bill application for him to be
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removed from the Department of State
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service DSS while speaking with news
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reporters said that Nigerian Court
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seeking to try him is committing an act
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of
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terrorism can condemn Nigerian
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government for Alle ly violating the
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provisions of terrorism prevention and
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prohibition act by seeking to try him
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Justice bent inako heard on Monday
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dismissed Canon's fresh application
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seeking the restoration of his revoked
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bill and his removal from the DSs
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custody to a house arrest or prison
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custody Justice inyu dismissed the
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application for lacking in Merit and rol
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that canu had brought the same
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application before the court reacting to
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the claim that the Supreme Cults ruling
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in 2023 indicating that canu did not
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jump Bell Justice inako said that she
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found as a fact that the iob leader
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jumped the Bell granted to him earlier
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and that he escaped out of Nigeria
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Justice inako in her ruling said that
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the shes who stood for canu in the
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earlier Bell had applied to be
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discharged and had been discharged on
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the ground that they could not locate
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can and did not know his whereabouts
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Justice V inako stated further that the
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only option left for canu was to go to
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the court of appeal and should proceed
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to the Appellate Court to exercise his
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right of appeal the judge overruled the
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claim of kanu's LED councel that the
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Supreme Court held that the earlier Bill
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granted him ought not to have been
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revoked according to the judge she has
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perused the supreme court judgment copy
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and did not see the claim by candle's
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lawyer Ed by the ruling k said that
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section
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23f of terrorism prevention and
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prohibition act provided that any Court
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seeking to try him was committing an act
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of terrorism KO insisted that he did not
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jump Bell earlier granted to him and
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that no Nigerian Court could try him
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terrorism prohibition act says I cannot
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be tried in Nigeria I can never be tried
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in any court of law in
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Nigeria that is what the law says
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anybody coming to to try me is a
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terrorist that is what the law says
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section
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23f of terrorism prevention and
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prohibition act says that any Court
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trying to try me is committing an act of
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terrorism you cannot violate a treaty
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that Nigeria entered into and come to
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try that person it is not done anywhere
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in the world that is why there is all
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these ridiculous delays the Supreme
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Court said that I did not jump Bell my
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home was was invaded they came to kill
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me and I survived they came to Kenya to
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kidnap me brought me back to this
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country and seeking to try me which the
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law says cannot happen you cannot be let
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a treaty that Nigeria entered into and
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hope to stand on that illegality to
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conduct a trial it is not done anywhere
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in the world no exception whatsoever
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section 12 of The Constitution Nigeria
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says that any treaty ratified by Nigeria
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becomes a law you cannot change it it
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doesn't matter what they do all this
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Shenanigans is just pure rubbish I
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believe in fness and Justice n stated in
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quot no it won't happen it does it
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doesn't happen that
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way doesen that way at all so these are
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the things that the public must
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understand most of you journalists the
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illegal correspondents you don't take
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time to actually study some of this r
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and judgments go and study in fact I'll
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give
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you I'll give it to her because I think
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she's a
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bit can hold this for me she can I want
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to let the whole world understand
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something very very clear in all this
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this is Judgment of the Supreme Court it
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made it very clear that even that the
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impartiality of the judge is is
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questionable and is
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here where is it please do bear with me
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it says it here what is it page what is
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that again where where where where it
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says all these things are online is it
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not page 18 all these things are online
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so I suggest that the journalists in
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this country actually take out time to
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do some basic research it's not
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difficult just minor research you will
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understand the virtuousness emptiness of
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all the charges against me okay they
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kept they kept switching the
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charges they said I committed this crime
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in England isn't it yes I made a
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broadcast in England
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yes and in nine charges leveled against
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me this place where I committed this
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crime was London in the United Kingdom
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yes when my lawyers came to see me I had
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a discussion with them M about how I'm
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going to defend myself I told them that
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no no court in Nigeria has jurisdiction
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to try me because because since this
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offense was committed in England so they
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said is only a UK court that can give a
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Nigerian Court the authority to proceed
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isn't it based on that they based on
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that they now amended the charge again I
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remove London location of the location
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of the of the broadcast contrary to
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section one
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what6 174 of the terrorism prevention
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act 2022 in violation of their own law
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in violation of their own laws and you
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want me to stand trial under
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circumstance is that possible to stand
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trial where this are going on it's not
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possible you've asked Justice B to
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recuse herself do you have that time on
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en hands for the case to go to the CJ
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for it to be reassigned to another judge
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as long as Justice will be done at the
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end of the day that's what bothers me
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for justice to be done I cannot be tried
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in violation of a key provision of the
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Constitution of Nigeria section 36
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simple as that but now she is saying the
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part of the topic I'm making reference
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to was a contributive statement by one
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of the
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justices the constition of Nigeria says
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any determination made by the Supreme
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Court is binding on the lower court so I
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was actually surprised that a high court
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have refused to obey or abide by the
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determination of the judgment and then
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take the only part that is against him
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and then refuse to apply the part that
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is in fav of it this cherry picking of
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what was contained in the supreme court
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judgment is what I'm against it should
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be implemented holistically I'm not any
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trial after all I'm innocent they have
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against me but there cannot be any trial
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when key sections of the Constitution
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and a key supreme court judgment has
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been violated by a court of law so you
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be patient for the case to go back and
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come back to the cour this is my fourth
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year in Sol confir in detention
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the 50th year will not kill me sorry
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what of it we have many of that the last
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one last question one last question
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reference to what she has ACT J made it
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known that she is one of the senior
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judges at in this court what if and I
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have respect and love for her she knows
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what if this case comes back to her
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because she said no other
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person this this
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persecution of the EO people this
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orchestrated almost Global persecution
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of the people
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stops with me it cannot happen it can
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never happen that is why we do what we
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do that is why I do what I do I am
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campaigning for the freedom of my people
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because of the persecution that we're
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facing as simple as that nothing more
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nothing
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less bring the news in a more Digital
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