Umuahia Court Delivers Judgment In Nnamdi Kanu’s Case October 27
THE Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia State, would on Thursday, October 27, deliver judgment on the case of the extraordinary rendition of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Kanu’s Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, who disclosed this following the Court of Appeal ruling discharging and acquitting Kanu, explained that the higher court ruling would not stop the lower court judgment.
According to a statement by Ejimakor: “This press release is compelled by the avalanche of inquiries I have been receiving from the media and others on whether the judgment set for October 27 at the Federal High Court, Umuahia on the suit I filed on extraordinary rendition will still hold. The answer is, yes, it will still hold.
“The inquiries are apparently necessitated by the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja on October 13. Despite this Court of Appeal judgment, the Federal High Court, Umuahia will still proceed with its own judgment on October 27, 2022, as was previously scheduled.
“My office has not received, and we do not expect to receive any notice from the court that the judgment has been adjourned. In my awareness that these inquiries mostly emanated from the major and significant impact extraordinary rendition had on the Court of Appeal judgment, I will hasten to add that despite the common presence of extraordinary rendition, the issues and reliefs before the Court of Appeals in Abuja are markedly different from the issues and reliefs pending judgment before the Federal High Court, Umuahia.
“To be sure, the sole reason for the common presence of extraordinary rendition in both cases is because I had, as far back as August 2021, taken it before the State High Court in Umuahia and later to the Federal High court.
“In summary, the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja considered the narrow issue of the impact of extraordinary rendition on the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court in Abuja to subject Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to trial.
“Conversely, the issues or prayers before the Federal High Court, Umuahia are many and different from the narrow issue of jurisdiction decided in the Abuja judgment.
“In summary, the case in Umuahia is sui generis, as it borders on fundamental rights, whereas the judgment in Abuja bordered on jurisdiction.
“In conclusion, as the public has been previously informed by my clients, there is no sit-at-home on the judgment day of October 27, 2022. Please be guided accordingly.”
