A federal high court in Abuja has struck out 8 of the 15 count charge brought by the federal government against Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB).
Justice Binta Nyako, the presiding judge in her ruling on Friday on the validity of the charges, held that in this instant, preliminary objection application on counts 6,7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14 have not disclosed any offense by the defendant, while Count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 15 shows some allegations.
Justice Nyako freed Nnamdi Kanu on the eight counts while ruling on a preliminary objection filed by the IPOB leader.
“In this instant preliminary objection application, I have read the counts and come to the conclusion that counts six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11, 12 and 14 have not disclosed any offence against the defendant,” she said
“‘Counts one, two, three, four, five, eight and 15 show some allegations, which the defendant has to answer.
“The court shall proceed to try the defendant on those counts.”
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