BREAKING NEWS, Judiciary
NNAMDI Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has been granted bail by the federal high court sitting in Abuja. Kanu was granted bail on health ground.
To enjoy the bail, the IPOB leader is also expected to provide three sureties one of who must be a serving senator, a Jewish religious leader and highly respected person and must own a land in anywhere in Abuja. The bail bond is N100 million for each surety.
He was also ordered never to grant any press interview pending the outcome of his trial and he must not be in a gathering of more than 10 persons. Justice Binta Nyako, the judge on the case, said Kanu’s bail would be revoked if any of the orders are flouted.
However, the other accused persons were denied bail. According to the judge, treasonable felony – the charges against them is a serious offence against the state. Also, the judge refused the application by Kanu to vary her previous order on protecting witnesses in the matter. Nyako said the witnesses who have been identified as security operatives could not be exposed in the course of the trial. She further held that the witnesses would be identified with alphabets during the trial.
— Apr 25, 2017 @ 12:50 GMT
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