The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra has been adjourned indefinitely.
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, gave the decision on Monday, after Kanu’s insistence that Nyako cannot preside over his case, citing her previous recusal.
Kanu had been ordered to appear for a hearing on Monday, February 10, 2025, before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Earlier in January, Kanu filed a petition against Justice Nyako before the National Judicial Council, accusing her of judicial misconduct in handling his trial.
And days later, the IPOB leader called for his case to be transferred to the South-East if no judge at the Federal High Court in Abuja is willing to preside over it apart from Justice Binta Nyako.
Kanu was brought into Nigeria in June 2021 and has since been detained and tried for alleged terrorism. His trial was stalled after Justice Nyako recused herself from the case following an oral application by the defendant on September 24, 2024.
The IPOB leader had directly told the judge that he no longer had confidence in her handling of his trial.
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