The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled November 20 for the delivery of judgment in the terrorism case involving the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Justice James Omotosho fixed the date after ruling that Kanu had failed to open his defence within the six days allotted to him by the court.
The judge noted that since the defendant did not use the opportunity provided to present his case, he could not later claim to have been denied his constitutional right to a fair hearing.
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During Friday’s proceedings, Kanu filed a motion challenging the validity of his trial. He argued that terrorism was no longer recognized as an offence in Nigeria, claiming that the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act under which he was charged had been repealed.
Kanu therefore urged the court to dismiss the case, asserting that there were no existing legal grounds to continue the prosecution and asked to be set free.