Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has withdrawn from the treason trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu,
Kanu’s lawyer, Alloy Ejimakor, had requested a trial postponement, arguing that Kanu was not given enough time to prepare his defense.
However, Kanu interrupted, insisting his lawyer sit down and directly asked the judge to step down for not following the Supreme Court’s decision which questioned the jurisdiction of where the alleged broadcast that the federal court is charging him on was made.
Despite the prosecution’s plea to continue, Justice Nyako recused herself and returned the case file to the Chief Judge.
Kanu has remained in trial since he was re-arrested in Kenya in 2021 by the Federal Government and brought to the country for trial on terrorism charges.