The Supreme Court postponed the hearing of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, until next month on Thursday.
Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, revealed the Supreme Court’s decision in a tweet.
Ejimakor wrote on Twitter, “Sadly, the Supreme Court has adjourned the #MNK appeal hearing to next month.”
On November 3, 2022, the secessionist filed an appeal with the Supreme Court against the Court of Appeal’s ruling preventing his release from DSS custody.
Kalu filed an appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision on October 28, 2022, which stayed the execution of its earlier order acquitting him of all charges and ordering his release from the secret police’s custody.
Prior to the hearing, Kanu’s Special Counsel had urged the Supreme Court to ensure justice in the trial of the IPOB leader, stressing that his matter should end today.
Many prominent Igbo leaders, as well as the Ohanaeze Ndigbo have been clamouring for Kanu’s release before President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure ends in one month time, precisely, May 29, 2023.