The Supreme Court has been requested by the Federal Government to overturn the October 13 Appeal Court ruling that exonerated and acquitted Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the IPOB movement that has been outlawed.
There were seven grounds for appeal against the decision of the Appeal Court in the notice of appeal dated October 18 and signed by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, Mohammed Abubakar, Senior State Counsel, G. Nweze, Department of Public Prosecution, Federal Ministry of Justice, and Assistant Chief State Counsel, D. Kaswe and A. Aluko.
A stay of execution of the court’s ruling, presided over by Justice Jummai Sankey, is also being requested by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, pending the hearing and resolution of the appeal before the Supreme Court.
Following the prior ruling, the Federal government observed that the IPOB commander constituted a flight risk.
The government disagreed with the Appeal Court’s assertion that the treason, treasonable felony, and terrorism accusations made against the separatist in 2021 were invalidated and undermined by the manner in which he was brought back to the country from Kenya.
