Nnamdi Kanu’s bail application denied yet again

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A fresh bail application filed by the the Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu was yet again refused by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday.

The bail was cited as an abuse of court process in the ruling by Justice Binta Nyako.

The IPOB leaders failure at appearing to court for his trial and the reasons given thereafter formed the basis for the Justice’s ruling as she termed them unsatisfactory.

The court records had indicated that Kanu was represented by his lawyer on the day his bail was revoked, likewise his sureties stated the trial judge.

“In fact, his sureties told the court that they did not know the whereabouts of the defendant and even applied to be discharged from the matter.

“Therefore, the defendant was not denied fair hearing,” she said.

Justices Nyako held that though a court could vacate a previous order when confronted with a cogent and verifiable reason, “in the instant case, I have not been given any, neither have I been given any reason to set aside the earlier order.

“The present application amounts to an abuse of court process for attempting to re-litigate an issue already decided by the court.

“If the defendant is dissatisfactory, he has the Appeal Court to go to.

“This application is accordingly dismissed,” the judge ruled.

The trial was adjourned until Nov. 14 in awaiting the decision on the Court of Appeal filed by Kanu’s lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN seeking the order of the court quashing the remaining seven-count charge levelled against his client.

Justice Nyako in ruling on the bail application held that Kanu’s disappearance from court since 2017 must first be determined before any further hearing regarding his request for bail.