BREAKING: Court To Deliver Judgement In Kanu’s Terrorism Case Nov 20

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed November 20 for judgment in the terrorism case involving the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

Justice James Omotosho announced the date on Friday after Kanu failed to open his defence, despite being granted six days by the court to do so.

The judge held that since Kanu did not take advantage of the opportunity to present his defence, he could not claim a denial of his constitutional right to a fair hearing.

Earlier, there were indications from the Counsel for the Federal Government, Adegboyega Awomolo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who told the court he was prepared to receive the defence documents from Kanu and respond appropriately.

His comments prompted the judge to stand down proceedings for one hour to allow the the defence submission process to be completed.

However, at the resumed proceedings, Kanu maintained that there is no valid case against him.

He had earlier filed a motion challenging his trial on the grounds that terrorism was no longer an offence under Nigerian law.

According to him, the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act, under which he was charged, had been repealed, leaving the charges against him without legal basis.

He therefore urged the court to dismiss the case entirely and order his immediate release.

The Federal Government, however, insists that Kanu must face trial for his alleged role in acts of terrorism and incitement linked to the proscribed IPOB movement.