The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has explained why it arrested and brought back the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, from Kenya.
The Federal Government disclosed this in its
amended notice of appeal before the Supreme Court marked: SC/CR/1361/2022.
It explained that Kanu was subjected to
extraordinary rendition from Kenya so he could continue his ongoing trial in
Nigeria.
The appeal was against the October 13, 2022
judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, where it held that Kanu’s
extraordinary rendition from Kenya to Nigeria robs the trial court of its
jurisdiction to try him on the seven-count charge on which he was being tried
before the IPOB leader absconded.
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In the 13-ground amended notice of appeal
filed by David Kaswe of the Federal Ministry of Justice, the Federal Government
argued that the Appeal Court erred when they “held that the extraordinary
rendition of the Kanu robbed the trial court of the jurisdiction to hear the
pending charges before the court even before the respondent illegally jumped
bail and absconded.
“Kanu was standing trial on a 5-count charge
preferred against him by the federal government. In the course of proceedings,
he illegally jumped bail and absconded from Nigeria.
“The respondent was only returned to Nigeria
to continue his trial before the court,” it said.
The Federal Government accused the Appeal
Court of failing to consider the illegality of Kanu jumping bail and his refusal
to make himself available for trial, which necessitated his return to Nigeria.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court okayed the
Federal Government to file nine grounds of appeal.
A five-man panel of the apex court led by
Justice John Okoro granted the Federal Government permission for the appeal.
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