US EditionNigeria: Nnamdi Kanu Sacks Legal Team, Revives Objection Against Terrorism Trial
Nnamdi Kanu dismissed his legal team and chose self-representation while disputing court jurisdiction during his terrorism trial, prompting all senior advocates to withdraw.
- On Thursday, Nnamdi Kanu, detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra , sacked all members of his legal team and said he was prepared to defend himself.
- After being brought into court by DSS operatives, Nnamdi Kanu dismissed his lawyers shortly after entering the courtroom during the resumed hearing.
- In open court, Kanu removed his case file from lead counsel Godwin Kanu Agabi, SAN, and whispered that the Senior Advocates of Nigeria could leave, prompting their withdrawal.
- Trial judge James Omotosho inquired and confirmed Nnamdi Kanu would represent himself, and Kanu declined the assigned counsel suggestion from the court.
- From the dock, Kanu challenged the court's jurisdiction, repeatedly shouting that the court had no jurisdiction to try him.
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Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu Sacks Legal Team, Revives Objection Against Terrorism Trial
Mr Kanu's decision to disengage the lawyers who took over his defence just this year sparked a surprise, coming barely 24 hours after he met with the defence team preparatory to Thursday's proceedings.
Nnamdi Kanu sacks legal team, revives objection against terrorism trial
Mr Kanu’s decision to disengage the lawyers who took over his defence just this year sparked a surprise, coming barely 24 hours after he met with the defence team preparatory to Thursday's proceedings. The post Nnamdi Kanu sacks legal team, revives objection against terrorism trial appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Details of how Nnamdi Kanu fires own lawyers in open court
In a dramatic turn of events on Thursday, Biafra nation agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in open court, took his case file from his lead counsel and former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF Godwin Kanu Agabi, SAN. With the gesture, the IPOB leader effectively sacked his lawyers defending him against the terrorism charges brought by the federal government. The self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, made the de…
Nnamdi Kanu Sacks Legal Team, Defends Self In Court
Detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has sacked all members of his legal team. At the resumed hearing of the matter on Thursday, Kanu told the court that he was prepared to defend himself. Based on his position, all the senior advocates in the team led by Kanu Agabi (SAN), announced their decision to withdraw their continuous participation in the case. Kanu then proceeded to address the court from the …
Nnamdi Kanu to Defend Himself as Legal Team Withdraws
ABUJA, Nigeria — Kanu Agabi, lead counsel to the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has formally withdrawn from representing him in his ongoing terrorism trial at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Agabi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former Attorney General of the Federation, informed the court that Kanu had taken back the case from his legal team. He said all the SANs who had been part of th…
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