The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has emphasised that the case involving the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is complex and can only be adjudicated by a competent court of law......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>
The senior advocate, Fagbemi, made these remarks in Abuja on Friday, May 24, while answering questions at the sectoral ministerial briefing on President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s first anniversary.
Kanu: Matter should proceed through legal system
The Guardian reported that the attorney general of the federation noted that since the matter is already before the court, it should be allowed to proceed through the legal system.
Fagbemi, however, highlighted the significant difference between Kanu’s case and that of Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the #RevolutionNow protest.
Sowore’s arrest in 2019
It is notable that Sowore was arrested in 2019 and prosecuted for allegedly advocating the forceful takeover of former president Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
However, in February of this year, the federal government, through the office of the AGF, filed a notice to discontinue the case.
High court rejects Nnamdi Kanu’s fresh bail request
In a related development, on Monday, May 20, 2024, a Federal High Court dismissed two applications by the detained leader of the controversial Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Legit.ng reported that in one of the applications, Kanu sought to be granted bail following his years-long incarceration.
The Biafra agitator also requested to be transferred from the custody of the DSS, where he is currently held, to Kuje prison
