Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing in the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, till next month.
The apex court’s decision was disclosed in a tweet by Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor.
Ejimakor tweeted on Thursday, “Sadly, the Supreme Court has adjourned the #MNK appeal hearing to next month.”
The secessionist group had on November 3, 2022, filed an appeal at the Supreme Court against the Court of Appeal’s ruling halting Kanu’s release from the DSS custody.
Kanu had appealed against the 28 October, 2022 decision of the Court of Appeal, which stayed the execution of its earlier order acquitting him of all charges and directing his release from the custody of the secret police.
Before the hearing, Kanu’s Special Counsel had urged the Supreme Court to ensure justice in the trial of the IPOB leader, stressing that his matter should end today.
Many prominent Igbo leaders, as well as the Ohanaeze Ndigbo have been clamouring for Kanu’s release before the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari ends on May 29, 2023.
