Biafra: Judge, Nnamdi Kanu Absent at Court

The trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of

Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, was stalled today, 18,

January 2016, as the presiding judge of the case

Justice, John Tsoho as well as Nnamdi Kanu were

absent at the court.

Pandemonium erupted when new lawyer Barrister

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, appeared as the legal representative

of the IPOB leader instead of Barrister Vincent

Obetta who has been representing the IPOB leader.

However Nnamdi Kanu’s brother who was not

comfortable with the change of Barrister Vincent

Obetta, asked Ejiofor to leave, stressing that

Barrister Vincent Obetta remains the only

recognized counsel to the IPOB leader.

It is believed that Ejiofor was contacted by the father

of Kanu’s wife, due to disagreements between

Kanu’s wife and the family of the IPOB leader on

who should represent Kanu in court.

It can be recalled that the Movement for the

Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra

(MASSOB) last week, issued an ultimatum to the

Federal Government to release Nnamdi Kanu on or

before January 18, 2016, but the government is yet

to bend in to such demands.

Meanwhile, contrary to reports in some quarters

that the IPOB leader Kanu, was been tortured in

custody, his recognized legal representative,

Vincent Obetta, has debunked the report, stressing

that Kanu is of good health and is in high spirit.

In a related development, Igbo Socio-cultural group,

Ohaneze Ndigbo has pleaded with the Federal

Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari to

release Nnamdi Kanu to them, has they assured the

President that they will make him realize the futility

of continuing his pro-Biafra stance.

However, due to the absence of the judge as well as

Kanu, the case was adjourned to 21 January, amid

speculation that another judge might be appointed

for the controversial trial.