0:00
Human rights lawyer barrista Jefferson
0:03
has condemned and berated the federal
0:05
government of Nigeria under the
0:07
presidency of Bola Ahmed Tonubu for
0:09
arresting, detaining and remanding to
0:11
Kuja prison barristister a lawyer Mccor,
0:14
the lawyer to the detained Bafra
0:16
republic agitation leader Mazi Nami Kanu
0:19
after a lawyer Makor was seen joining
0:21
the free Nambdi Kanu protest in Abuja on
0:25
Monday. According to the human rights
0:27
lawyer who have remarkable experience in
0:30
fighting against police extrajudicial
0:32
killing, one notable exception is that a
0:35
lawyer enjoys less freedom than others
0:37
to speak publicly about his or her own
0:39
cases, but not when it involves
0:41
solidarity marches and protests for his
0:43
client. The conducts of lawyers and the
0:46
limit of their professional duties is
0:48
the kennel of the alarming accusation by
0:50
the presidency yesterday against the
0:52
lawyer of Mr. Nambdi Kanu and his
0:54
subsequent arrest by the police for his
0:56
presence at a scene in Abuja where
0:59
protesters were marching peacefully
1:00
demanding the release of Mr. Kanu. The
1:03
statement from the presidency and the
1:04
police action is obviously a culmination
1:07
of undisguised hostility towards the
1:09
lawyer for having the tmerity to
1:11
represent a person the government have
1:13
since prosecuted and convicted in the
1:15
court of public opinions. Ordinarily, a
1:18
lawyer's bail application for alleged
1:20
crime of illegal protest won't be
1:22
refused. The refusal is concerning and
1:25
turning a simple matter into a political
1:27
case of vendetta and persecution. Beo
1:30
Onuga the special adviser to the
1:32
president on information and strategy
1:34
had on Monday tweeted while the free
1:36
Nambdu protest was ongoing that I
1:40
spotted a lawyer Mccor one of Nandi
1:42
Kanu's lawyers among the small group of
1:44
protesters mobilized in Abuja by Om
1:47
saware I wonder what Mr. Edi Mccor was
1:50
thinking when he decided to join this
1:52
shambolic protest. As a lawyer, he
1:55
should be aware of the principle of
1:56
subjudicy, particularly in relation to
1:59
the ongoing treason case before the
2:02
court. The prosecution has concluded its
2:04
case, and it is now incumbent upon Mr.
2:07
Edgi Mccor and the other lawyers to
2:09
mount a strong defense for Kanu. Rather
2:12
than focusing on preparing a strong
2:14
case, Mr. Edi Mccor has resorted to
2:16
extraleal tactics joining a career
2:19
anarchist to influence the process.
2:21
Meanwhile, few hours ago, the organizer
2:24
of the protest and the founder of Sahare
2:26
reporters news media, Amayle Saware
2:29
stated via his social media accounts
2:32
that we have been informed that plans
2:34
are allegedly in place of Kujay prison
2:36
to harm Lambdi Kanu's younger brother
2:39
Fineboy and a lawyer Jim Makor, his
2:41
special council inside Kooj Prison by
2:44
special orders assigned by the Asawaju
2:49
on Anuga in the tweet demanded a snack.
2:51
action against barristister Aloyji Mccor
2:53
for joining the protest calling for the
2:56
release of his client Nambi Kanu.
2:58
Accordingly, Beo Onuga said, "I spotted
3:02
a lawyer Makor, one of Nambi Kanu's
3:04
lawyers, among the small group of
3:06
protesters mobilized in Abuja by Amy
3:09
Saware. I wonder what Mr. Ejimi Makor
3:12
was thinking when he decided to join
3:14
this shambolic protest. As a lawyer, he
3:17
should be aware of the principle of
3:19
subjudicy, particularly in relation to
3:22
the ongoing treason case before the
3:24
court. The prosecution has concluded its
3:27
case, and it is now incumbent upon Mr.
3:30
Edi Mccor and the other lawyers to mount
3:32
a strong defense for Carnu. Rather than
3:35
focusing on preparing a strong case, Mr.
3:38
Eji Mccor has resorted to extra legal
3:41
tactics, joining a career anarchist to
3:43
influence the process. Ajimor's action
3:47
questions his adherence to professional
3:49
ethics. Legal authorities should
3:51
consider appropriate sanctions for the
3:53
unethical conduct of the bearded lawyer.
3:56
Reacting Barrister Jefferson in a
3:59
statement signed and made available on
4:01
Tuesday said lawyers generally enjoy
4:04
constitutional protection for two kinds
4:07
of speech. Like everyone else, though
4:10
with at least two important exceptions,
4:12
lawyers can criticize government,
4:14
including the courts and judges, and
4:16
speak about public issues, subject to
4:18
such narrow limitations professional
4:20
rules of practice will permit. One
4:23
notable exception is that a lawyer
4:25
enjoys less freedom than others to speak
4:27
publicly about his or her own cases, but
4:31
not when it involves solidarity marches
4:33
and protests for his client. The
4:36
conducts of lawyers and the limit of
4:37
their professional duties is the kennel
4:39
of the alarming accusation by the
4:41
presidency yesterday against the lawyer
4:43
of Mr. and Nami Kano and his subsequent
4:46
arrest by the police for his presence at
4:48
a scene in Abuja where protesters were
4:50
marching peacefully demanding the
4:52
release of Mr. Kanu. The statement from
4:55
the presidency and the police action is
4:57
obviously a culmination of undisguised
4:59
hostility towards the lawyer for having
5:01
the tmerity to represent a person the
5:04
government have since prosecuted and
5:06
convicted in the court of public
5:07
opinions. This is a deeply concerning
5:10
assault on our adversarial legal system
5:13
and the rights to legal representations.
5:16
No matter the severity of the
5:17
allegations or the repugnancy of the
5:20
case, an accused person remains innocent
5:22
until the courts rule otherwise. Any
5:25
lawyer who knows his onions on his suya
5:27
knows that there's no good or bad case
5:29
until the final determination of the
5:31
case. Thus, the first great duty of an
5:35
advocate or lawyer is to reckon or do
5:37
everything legally possible in the
5:39
interests of his client. In the
5:41
discharge of his professional duties, a
5:44
lawyer knows but one person in the whole
5:46
of the world, and that person is his
5:47
client, even if it requires encouraging
5:50
protests or protesters who are in
5:52
sympathy with his client's interests or
5:54
speaking to the press to clarify the
5:56
allegations against his client. This is
5:59
similar in reality and desperation in
6:01
capital offense cases. When government
6:04
determinately provide the judge,
6:06
prosecutor and free turncoat indolent
6:09
defense councils for accused persons,
6:11
the government is determined to waste a
6:14
trinity of conspiracy and collusion
6:16
against indigent and poor citizens.
6:18
Tobago on anger and other moral ethics
6:21
schizophrenics. A lawyer's
6:23
representation of a client, including
6:25
representation by appointment, does not
6:27
constitute an endorsement of his
6:29
client's political, economic, social, or
6:32
moral views. Arresting lawyers or making
6:35
moral judgments about lawyers because of
6:37
the identity of their clients will
6:39
inevitably impede access to justice and
6:42
the availability of lawyers for
6:43
political dissents in the coming days.
6:46
Barrista Jefferson Muharen stated the
6:49
remanded Nami Kanu lawyer a lawyer Jim
6:52
Makor in a tweet on Tuesday said I am
6:55
safe and sound but still under custody
6:57
at Kuj prison. The magistrate refused to
7:00
listen to our submissions. He insisted
7:02
on remanding us till Friday and got his
7:05
way. For context, keep in mind that they
7:08
bypassed several magistrate courts in
7:10
town and headed to this one in Ku. On
7:13
Monday, a lawyer Jim Makor had tweeted
7:16
that we've just been arrested. Myself,
7:19
Prince Emanuel, and others. We are at
7:22
FCT command said, "Myself, fine boy, and
7:25
others. Number one, Zarya Street, Geriki
7:29
2, Abuja." Earlier on Monday, Peggy
7:32
Mccor also tweeted that I'm in front of
7:35
Transc Hilton with a mammoth crowd that
7:37
gathered for Marzi Nandi Caro October
7:39
20th and the police just exploded tear
7:42
gas. My eyes and throat hurt. They're
7:45
scattering everywhere. Omi Saware on
7:48
Tuesday stated that I just learned that
7:50
illegal IGP Care Eggbe token has sent
7:54
Nami Kanu's brother and lawyer a lawyer
7:56
Makor and 11 others all the way to Kuj
7:59
magistrate court to get them remanded in
8:01
prison at all costs. Earlier on Monday,
8:05
Amayle Saware said the despicable and
8:08
illegal inspector general of police car
8:11
Egen has ordered the arrest and
8:13
detention of 13 peaceful protesters who
8:16
participated in today's free Namikuno
8:18
demonstration in Abuja. Among those
8:21
detained are Nambi Kanu's lead lawyer, a
8:24
lawyer Gi Mccor, Nambdi Kanu's brother,
8:27
Fineboy Kanu, Barrister Aer, and 10
8:30
others whose only crime was exercising
8:32
their constitutional right to peaceful
8:34
protest. Shockingly, the protesters have
8:38
been taken to the notorious SARS
8:40
Abattoire detention and torture facility
8:42
in Abuja, a place long associated with
8:45
human rights abuses, unlawful
8:47
detentions, and unspeakable cruelty.
8:49
Their only offense was standing for
8:52
justice and freedom and protesting
8:53
peacefully. In another post on Monday,
8:56
Amayle Saware said, "We relocated to the
9:00
FCT police command today to ensure the
9:02
unconditional release of Nami Kanu's
9:05
brother Fine Boy, his lawyer, Barrister
9:08
Aloy Mccor, and 11 others who were
9:10
arrested and tortured for participating
9:12
in free Namikanuno peaceful protest.
9:15
While we were there, we commenced
9:17
another phase of our protest and the
9:19
police responded by attacking us right
9:21
in front of the command. We were
9:24
informed that the illegal inspector
9:25
general of police car Egen requested
9:28
that they be interviewed and possibly
9:31
detained. This will not stand on Tuesday
9:34
evening. Omi Saware stated in a
9:37
statement that lawyers representing
9:39
barristister Aloy Makor and his brother
9:42
Emanuel Fineboy Kanu filed a bail
9:45
application today at the Federal High
9:47
Court in Abuja following their unlawful
9:50
arrest during the free Namikanuno
9:52
protest. However, in a blatant display
9:55
of bad faith, police prosecutors
9:57
reportedly refused to accept service of
9:59
the court summons delivered by court
10:01
baiffs, an intentional move to frustrate
10:04
and delay the bail process. Today, we
10:07
also found out they were so desperate
10:09
that they thought a lawy for a leu.
10:12
Today we proceeded to the Kuj magistrate
10:15
court where the Nigeria police force
10:17
under the leadership of illegal IGP Kyod
10:20
Ebbeken hastily arraigned Nami Kanu's
10:23
lead council Aoy Makor his brother
10:26
Fineboy and 11 others however the
10:30
magistrate had already remanded them in
10:32
Cooj prison until Friday before their
10:35
attorneys arrived at the magistrate's
10:40
bringing you the use in a more digital
10:43
way. Nigeria Police Force NPF under the
10:47
leadership of the Inspector General of
10:48
Police IGP Cary Eggbeen who is currently
10:52
in the United States, US attending the
10:55
International Association of Chiefs of
10:57
Police IAP annual conference in Denver,
11:01
Colorado, USA alongside other senior
11:04
police officers has warned troublemakers
11:06
to resist the temptation of hijacking
11:09
the free Nambdi Caru protest slated to
11:11
hold today across the West Africa
11:14
country by the organizers and other
11:16
group of Nigerians to demand the release
11:18
of the detained Bafra Republic agitation
11:21
leader Mazi Nandi Kanu. Also the NPF
11:24
reminded the organizers and the
11:26
protesters to respect the federal high
11:28
court order that restricted them from
11:30
staging the protest in certain areas in
11:32
Abuja. Such areas which included Aso
11:35
Rock Villa and its environs. the
11:38
National Assembly Complex, Force
11:40
Headquarters, the Court of Appeal, Eagle
11:42
Square and Shahu Shagari Way. While
11:45
assuring the protesters of protection,
11:47
the NPF in a statement issued and made
11:50
availab by the force spokesperson
11:52
Benjamin Hyundai indicated that the
11:55
Nigeria Police Force reaffirms its
11:57
unwavering commitment to upholding the
11:59
rule of law and maintaining public peace
12:01
in accordance with constitutional
12:03
provisions. This follows the subsisting
12:06
order of the Federal High Court Abuja
12:09
Division given on the 17th of October
12:12
2025 by honorable justice MG UMAR in
12:16
suit number FHC ABJ CS 225ths
12:24
Federal Republic of Nigeria versus Amy
12:26
Saware and four others. The order
12:29
restrains the respondents and any other
12:31
persons or groups acting under their
12:33
instruction from staging protests within
12:35
and around Aso Rock Villa and its
12:37
environments, the National Assembly
12:39
Complex, Force Headquarters, the Court
12:42
of Appeal, Eagle Square and Shahu
12:44
Shagari Way. In deference to the
12:47
authority of the court and in line with
12:49
the constitutional mandate of the police
12:51
to enforce law and order, the force
12:53
hereby calls on all groups whether in
12:56
support of or opposed to the ongoing
12:57
agitation for the release of Mazi Nami
13:00
Kanu to adhere strictly to the
13:02
provisions of the court order. The
13:04
directive remains binding and
13:06
enforceable pending further judicial
13:08
proceedings. The Nigeria Police Force
13:11
recognizes and respects the rights of
13:13
citizens to peaceful assembly and
13:15
expression. However, such rights must be
13:18
exercised responsibly and within the
13:20
limits of the law, particularly where
13:22
public safety, national security, and
13:25
the rights of other citizens are
13:26
concerned. The court's intervention is
13:29
therefore a safeguard, not a
13:31
suppression, of constitutional freedoms.
13:34
Accordingly, all intending protesters
13:37
and counterprotest groups are strongly
13:39
advised to avoid restricted areas and to
13:41
refrain from any act capable of
13:43
provoking confrontation or disturbing
13:45
public order. The force will ensure the
13:48
free flow of traffic, protection of
13:50
lives and property and security of all
13:53
law-abiding citizens. Any person or
13:56
group that uses protests as coveret to
13:58
incite violence, carry or use offensive
14:01
weapons, vandalize public or private
14:03
property, kidnap or engage in acts
14:06
likely to cause loss of life or serious
14:08
injury will be dealt with decisively.
14:11
Offenders will be arrested, subjected to
14:14
full investigation, and prosecuted under
14:16
relevant criminal laws, including laws
14:19
relating to public order, violent
14:21
conduct, and terrorism where applicable.
14:24
Those who incite others via social media
14:26
or other platforms should note that
14:28
digital evidence will be used in
14:30
investigations and prosecutions.
14:33
The inspector general of police IGP Care
14:38
has directed the FCT commissioner of
14:40
police and relevant operational commands
14:43
to ensure strict enforcement of the
14:45
court's order, maintain visible and
14:47
strategic deployments across vulnerable
14:49
locations and ensure the safety of
14:51
residents and lawful activities in the
14:54
FCT. All organizers and participants are
14:57
therefore advised to avoid the
14:59
restricted areas specified by the court.
15:02
Refrain from carrying weapons, engaging
15:05
in provocative conduct, or encouraging
15:07
others to breach the law and channel
15:10
grievances through the courts and other
15:12
lawful avenues rather than the streets.
15:15
The Nigeria Police Force assures law-
15:17
abiding Nigerians that adequate security
15:20
arrangements have been made to protect
15:22
lives and property. Non-participants
15:25
should go about their lawful businesses
15:27
without fear. Anyone found to be in
15:29
breach of the court's order or in
15:31
contempt of the law will be arrested and
15:33
prosecuted. We have reported that the
15:36
founder of Sahare reporters news media
15:38
and the organizer of the free Nambdi
15:40
Kanu protest Amy Saware has refuted and
15:44
debunked the reports circulating in some
15:46
sections of the media that the Federal
15:48
High Court sitting in Abuja has stopped
15:50
the upcoming Monday October 20th mass
15:53
protest organized to demand the release
15:55
of the detained Bafra Republic agitation
15:58
leader Mazi Nandi Kanu saying the media
16:02
report is false and a calculated attempt
16:04
attempt to distract members of the
16:06
public from coming out to join the
16:07
protest. Adding Nambi Kanu is so sick
16:10
that the people must come out now to set
16:13
him free. The sickness as alleged by
16:15
Amielle Saware apparently challenged the
16:18
medical report issued by the Nigerian
16:20
Medical Association NMA who had
16:23
submitted its panel report before the
16:25
trial court on Thursday that Nambdi Kanu
16:27
is fit to face trial that the sickness
16:30
is not life-threatening. But punch
16:33
newspaper reporter at the court on
16:35
Thursday reported that it was the
16:36
department of state servicess
16:39
lawyer who happened to be one of the
16:41
parties in the dispute that presented
16:43
the NMA medical report before the court.
16:46
We are yet to ascertain the
16:47
independency, fairness, objectivity,
16:50
accuracy and transparency of the
16:52
Nigerian medical association NMA in
16:55
conducting the medical examination. We
16:58
have reported that Justice Muhammad
17:00
Garba Umar of the Federal High Court
17:02
sitting in Abuja on Friday apparently
17:04
rejected the plans by the Inspector
17:06
General of Police IGP Care Eggbe token
17:10
to stop the upcoming Monday October 20th
17:13
planned mass protests by Nigerians to
17:15
demand the release of the detained Bafra
17:18
Republic agitation leader Mazi Nami
17:21
Kanu. But according to the organizer of
17:24
the protest, Omi Saware, after the judge
17:26
initially declined to grant the Nigeria
17:29
Police Force an exarty motion to stop
17:31
the planned protest in the open court,
17:34
the Federal High Court judge, Justice
17:36
Umar reportedly granted the motion in
17:39
chambers imposing a ban on protests at
17:41
Aso Rock Villa National Assembly or
17:44
Unity Fountain in Abuja. We await a
17:47
certified true copy of the order which
17:49
our lawyers will review. The protest
17:51
remains unstoppable. While this is
17:53
ongoing, the United States US Embassy in
17:56
Nigeria has warned America citizens to
17:59
be far from the protest areas and limit
18:02
their movements in the Nigeria capital
18:04
city, Abuja, saying the planned protest
18:08
may lead to disruptions and violence. We
18:10
had also reported that the Nigerian Army
18:13
Authority has issued a statement denying
18:16
threat messages issued against members
18:18
of the public ahead of the planned mass
18:20
protest slated for October 20th, 2025 to
18:24
demand for the release and freedom of
18:26
the detained Bafra Republic agitation
18:28
leader Mazi Nami Kanu. Just as the
18:31
organizer and chief campaigner Amy
18:33
Saware, the publisher of Sahare
18:35
Reporters news media met to seek
18:37
understanding with the former president
18:39
of Nigeria, Good Luck Jonathan, who
18:42
according to Saware promised to visit
18:45
President Bola Ahmed Tonubu to discuss
18:52
Bringing you the news in a more digital
18:55
way. Founder of Sahare reporters news
18:57
media and the organizer of the free
18:59
Nambdi Kanu protest Omi Saware has
19:02
refuted and debunked the reports
19:04
circulating in some sections of the
19:06
media that the Federal High Court
19:08
sitting in Abuja has stopped the
19:10
upcoming Monday October 20th mass
19:12
protest organized to demand the release
19:15
of the detained Bafra Republic agitation
19:17
leader Mazi Nami Kanu saying the media
19:21
report is false and a calculated attempt
19:23
to distract members of the public from
19:25
coming out to join the protest. Adding
19:28
Nandi Kanu is so sick that the people
19:30
must come out now to set him free. The
19:33
sickness as alleged by Saware apparently
19:36
challenged the medical report issued by
19:38
the Nigerian Medical Association NMA who
19:42
had submitted its panel report before
19:44
the trial court on Thursday that Nambi
19:46
Kanu is fit to face trial that the
19:49
sickness is not life-threatening. But
19:52
Punch newspaper reporter at the court on
19:54
Thursday reported that it was the
19:56
Department of State Services DSS lawyer
19:59
who happened to be one of the parties in
20:01
the dispute that presented the NMA
20:03
Medical Report before the court. We are
20:05
yet to ascertain the independency,
20:08
fairness, objectivity, accuracy and
20:10
transparency of the Nigerian Medical
20:13
Association NMA in conducting the
20:15
medical examination. In a statement on
20:18
Saturday, Amayle Saware said the Federal
20:21
High Court in Abuja has not stopped the
20:24
proposed free Namikanuno protest slated
20:26
for Monday, October 20th, 2025.
20:30
Contrary to the misleading claims being
20:32
circulated by police lawyers and
20:34
sections of the media, no order was
20:36
granted restraining citizens from
20:38
exercising their constitutional right to
20:40
peaceful assembly. Justice Umar of the
20:43
Federal High Court declined to issue any
20:46
ex party order sought by the police to
20:48
halt the nationwide protest altogether.
20:51
What exists is a purported court order
20:54
obtained in chambers by lawyers of the
20:56
police which has not been served on
20:58
anyone asking that protesters not
21:00
protest at Aso Rock Villa National
21:02
Assembly, Eagle Square and a certain
21:05
Shahu Shagari way. The latest false
21:07
claims designed to confuse the public
21:09
and discourage participation.
21:11
The protest date is sacriacted. The
21:14
movement is unstoppable. In another
21:16
statement, Amy Saware said, "I was
21:19
deeply involved in the struggle for the
21:21
validation of the June 12th election,
21:24
and I remember vividly how the system
21:26
operated back then, how they weaponized
21:28
the judiciary to buy time, to deceive
21:30
the public, and to justify injustice."
21:34
They kept saying Aviola's case is in
21:36
court using that as a shield for tyranny
21:39
until they eventually killed him a day
21:41
before his supposed release. It was a
21:44
well orchestrated tragedy disguised as
21:47
legal processes. Today I see the same
21:50
script being replayed with Marzi Nami
21:52
Kanu. The same manipulation, the same
21:55
excuses, fake narrators, fake
21:57
protesters, the same abuse of process.
22:00
The language has not changed. only the
22:03
victims have. History is repeating
22:05
itself before our eyes. And just as we
22:08
fought to expose the truth, then we must
22:11
do so now before it's too late. The
22:14
Nandi Kanu I saw in court on October
22:17
16th is very ill. We must rescue him
22:19
before another citizen is sacrificed to
22:22
the bloodthirsty Nigerian elite club.
22:25
Punch newspaper had during the week
22:27
reported that the Nigerian medical
22:29
association on Thursday informed the
22:31
federal high court in Abuja that the
22:33
illness of the leader of the indigenous
22:35
people of Bafra Nami Kanu is not
22:40
The medical panel set up by the NMA
22:42
president said it had concluded the
22:44
health assessment ordered by the court
22:46
on the IPOB leader and found that Kanu
22:49
is fit to stand trial. About 2 weeks
22:52
ago, the trial judge, Justice James
22:54
Omatosho, directed the association to
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independently assess Kanu's health
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status following conflicting medical
23:02
reports presented by the defense and the
23:04
prosecution. While DSS council, Mr.
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Awamalo Adig Boyba S maintained that
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Carnu's health could be adequately
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managed at the DSS medical facility, the
23:15
defense council, Mr. oniizu s ins
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insisted that his client's health was
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deteriorating and that he should be
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taken to the national hospital for
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proper care. This prompted justice to
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order the NMA to conduct an independent
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medical examination to determine among
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other things whether the DSS medical
23:35
facility could cater to Kanu's needs or
23:38
if he should be transferred to the
23:39
national hospital as requested by the
23:41
defense. The report is also expected to
23:44
determine whether Kanu is fit to stand
23:47
trial. However, at the previous sitting,
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Homatio had to adjourn for October 16th
23:53
for the presentation of Kanu's medical
23:55
examination report by the NMA due to the
23:58
inability of the panel to conclude its
24:00
assessment of the IPOB leader health
24:03
status and present its findings before
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the court. The DSS requested a one-week
24:08
adjournment to allow the NMA medical
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board to conclude its investigation.
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Kanu is currently being prosecuted by
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the federal government on charges
24:17
relating to alleged terrorism. According
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to the panel's report, which was
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submitted to the court on October 13th
24:25
by the prosecution team led by a womalo
24:27
and partly read in open court during
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Thursday's proceedings, the medical body
24:32
stated that the defendant's ailment does
24:34
not pose any immediate danger to his
24:36
life and confirmed that he is fit to
24:38
stand trial. Relying on the medical
24:41
findings and in the absence of any
24:42
objection from council to the parties,
24:45
Omatosha ruled that the court was
24:47
satisfied that the defendant could
24:48
proceed with his trial and oayed the
24:50
medical facility of the DSS for his
24:53
medical care. The judge consequently
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granted Carno six consecutive days
24:58
beginning from October 23rd to 30 to
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open and close. The defendant has until
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the 30th day of October to close his
25:06
defense, Amatosho said. Additionally,
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Justice Amatosho granted an oral
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application by Kanu's lead council,
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Chief Kanu Agabi, SN, seeking permission
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for a private consultation between the
25:20
defendant and his legal team outside the
25:22
Department of State Services premises.
25:25
Agabi had argued that the defense team
25:28
feared the discussions with Kanu might
25:30
be monitored or recorded by the DSS. The
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court therefore approved that the
25:34
private meeting be held within the
25:36
courtroom with only Kanu and his lawyers
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present. The consultation is scheduled
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to take place between 9:00 a.m. and
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12:00 noon on October 22nd ahead of the
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resumption of the trial on October 23rd.
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The court adjourned for continuation of
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the trial and commencement of Kanu's
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defense to the 23rd of October 2025.
25:58
We have reported that Justice Muhammad
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Garba Umar of the Federal High Court
26:02
sitting in Abuja on Friday apparently
26:05
rejected the plans by the Inspector
26:07
General of Police IGP Care Eggbe token
26:11
to stop the upcoming Monday October 20th
26:13
planned mass protests by Nigerians to
26:16
demand the release of the detained Bafra
26:18
Republic agitation leader Mazi Nami
26:21
Kanu. But according to the organizer of
26:24
the protest, Amay Saware, after the
26:27
judge initially declined to grant the
26:29
Nigeria Police Force an ex party motion
26:31
to stop the planned protest in the open
26:34
court, the Federal High Court judge,
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Justice Umar, reportedly granted the
26:39
motion in chambers, imposing a ban on
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protests at Aso Rock Villa, National
26:44
Assembly, or Unity Fountain in Abuja. We
26:46
await a certified true copy of the
26:48
order, which our lawyers will review.
26:51
The protest remains unstoppable. While
26:53
this is ongoing, the United States US
26:56
Embassy in Nigeria has warned America
26:59
citizens to be far from the protest
27:01
areas and limit their movements in the
27:03
Nigeria capital city, Abuja, saying the
27:07
planned protest may lead to disruptions
27:10
and violence. We had also reported that
27:13
the Nigerian Army Authority has issued a
27:15
statement denying threat messages issued
27:18
against members of the public ahead of
27:20
the planned mass protest slated for
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October 20th, 2025 to demand for the
27:25
release and freedom of the detained
27:27
Bafra Republic agitation leader Mazi
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Nami Kanu just as the organizer and
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chief campaigner Omi Saware the
27:35
publisher of Sahare reporters news media
27:37
met to seek understanding with the
27:39
former president of Nigeria.
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Good luck Jonathan who according to
27:44
Saware promised to visit President Bola
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Ahmed Tonubu to discuss the issue with
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