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CJN Didn't Release Nnamdi Kanu - NJC
https://osazuwaakonedo.news/cjn-didnt-release-nnamdi-kanu-njc/21/03/2025/
#Issues #Biafra #CJN #Kanu #KekereEkun #Kenya #NJC #Nnamdi ©March 21st, 2025 ®March 21, 2025 11:20 am Detained Biafra Republic agitation leader, Nnamdi Kanu has not been released by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, Nigeria National Judicial Council, NJC says in reaction to viral rumours that the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB leader has been set free by the CJN on the ground that Nigeria courts under her leadership have no jurisdiction over the freedom fighter’s case due to the way and manner he was forcefully extradited from Kenya to Nigeria in 2021. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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detained bafra republic agitation leader
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nandi kanu has not been released by the
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chief justice of nigeria cjn justice
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kadira kakarakin nigeria national
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judicial council njc says in reaction to
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viral rumors that the indigenous people
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of bafra ipob leader has been set free
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by the cjn on the ground that nigeria
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courts under her leadership have no
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jurisdiction over the freedom fighters
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case due to the way and manner he was
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forcefully be extradited from kenya to
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nigeria in
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2021 the national judicial council
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debunked the rumored reports that the
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leader of the indigenous people of bafra
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nambi kanu has been released and
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repatriated back to kenya njc in a
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statement signed by its deputy director
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of information
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kenyogenbe on thursday in abuja
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emphasized that the purported report is
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a fabrication and a figment of the
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writer's imagination the council
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clarified that while the release is
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attributed to the chief justice of
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nigeria justice kadir kaker eken there
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is no court decision from her to
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substantiate the claim kanu is currently
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facing a 7-count terrorism charge
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brought against him by the federal
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government he was first arrested on
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october 14th 2015 following his return
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to nigeria from the uk he was later
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granted bail in 2017 on health grounds
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after being detained at the kuj
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correctional facility kanu left nigeria
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and returned to the united kingdom
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following allegations of threat to life
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when men of the nigerian army allegedly
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invaded his home in abia state he was
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rearrested in kenya in 2021 and
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extradited to nigeria where he has
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remained in the custody of the
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department of state services till date
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kanu's trial which was briefly stalled
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due to his demand for a change in his
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trial judge is set to continue on friday
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march 21st before justice jameso of the
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federal high court in abuja the council
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added that the cjn never wrote any
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formal letter to the kenyan government
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or high commission apologizing for the
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arrest of nambi kanu or his trial it
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urged members of the public to disregard
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the fake story we had reported that the
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detained leader of the indigenous people
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of bafra ipob nambdi kanu on valentine's
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day send a message to the lovers
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supporters of the bafra republic
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agitation and the general public that he
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would remain in detention until
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impartial and unbiased judge take over
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the case of alleged terrorism filed
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against him by the federal government of
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nigeria narrating how the judiciary has
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been biased against him since years of
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his detention we have reported that
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justice binton yako of federal high
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court in abuja has adjourned
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indefinitely after the detained leader
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of indigenous people of bafra ipob nambi
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kanu is seen in a privileged video
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footage during february 10th 2025 court
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session staged a resistance protest
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insisting while confronting the judge
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face toface including the prosecuting
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council added boyo that justice binta
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who is an indigene of katsi estate
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same state with former president
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muhammadu buuhari is biased saying
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justice nyako who had held a political
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position of katsina state attorney
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general and commissioner of justice that
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her court is not a court of law but a
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shrine of injustice accusing the judge
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of popnosing with authorities to pass
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wrong judgment against him in order to
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be left off the hook by the federal
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government her son abdul aziz yako and
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her husband retired vice admiral matala
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who was once once chief of naval staff
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deputy chief of defense staff pioneer
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former military governor of nigerate two
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times governor of adamawa state who were
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impeached twice by adamawa state house
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of assembly for misconduct one of the
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soldiers that fought against bafa during
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nigeria civil war a current member of
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the ruling all progressives congress apc
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who is facing corruption charges
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alongside his son in a criminal
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allegation filed before court of law
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since 2015 by the economic and financial
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crimes commission efcc over alleged
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cases of abuse of office criminal
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conspiracy theft and money laundering we
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had october 2024 reported that the chief
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judge of federal high court in nigeria
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justice john tmba soho has rejected the
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verbal plea by the detained indigenous
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people of bafra ipob leader nambdi kanu
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for the trial judge in the case justice
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bintono to withdraw being the judge over
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the lawsuits justice soho stated that
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kanu's case was reassigned to justice
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nyako due to its prolonged nature dating
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back to
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2015 given that justice nyako had
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handled the case for the most part she
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was deemed the most suitable judge to
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see it through to its conclusion however
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the chief judge directed that if at the
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next hearing of the case kanu still
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insists on recusing justice nyako he
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must file a written motion with an
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affidavit stating all the grounds for
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requesting the recusal we have reported
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in september 2024 that justice
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bintanyako of federal high court sitting
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in abuja have withdrawn from the case of
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detained bafra leader nandi kanu after
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the trial could not commence following
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the bafra leader's personal
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confrontation with the judge for the
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second time in the year we had reported
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in may 2024 that in a rare case in the
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history of legal proceedings in the
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world nambdi kanu the detained leader of
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the indigenous people of bafra ipob held
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himself at the federal high court
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sitting in abuja and played the role of
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a lawyer with full energy and vibrant
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command of words with fearless loud
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voice defended himself with face-to-face
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confrontation with the trial judge
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justice bintanyako and the federal
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government prosecution council adding
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oberamalo kanu is being prosecuted by
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the federal government on a sevencount
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bordering on terrorism
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