The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled March 19, 2024, to rule on the fresh bail application filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
The Judge, Binta Nyako also set March 20 for the start of the resumed trial.
Binta Nyako, the judge, before whom Mr Kanu is being tried by the Nigerian government for terrorism, fixed the date for commencement of trial.
Recall that, Kanu has been standing trial on charges bordering on terrorism and treasonable felony since 2015.
He was earlier granted bail on health grounds on April 25, 2017, after spending 18 months in detention but he fled the country after an invasion of his residence by the military in September 2017.
His trial was put on hold after the Court of Appeal discharged and acquitted Kanu in October 2022.
Mr Kanu’s trial resumed on Monday following the Supreme Court judgement on 15 December 2023.
At the adjourned date, the prosecuting lawyer, Adegboyega Awomolo, promised to call at least two witnesses that day. Mr Awomolo’s appearance on Monday is an indication of the federal government’s drastic shake-up of its prosecution team. It’s the first time an external prosecutor will be leading the federal government’s team since the case started
in 2015.
