Court orders Senator Abaribe, others to produce Nnamdi Kanu
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and two other sureties to produce secessionist Nnamdi Kanu who has been on trial for alleged treason. The senator and two others stood as sureties for the bail of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who was granted bail on health grounds. The other sureties are Immanuel Madu and Torchokwu Uchendu. The trial judge, Justice Binta Nyako, on Tuesday gave the order when Mr Ifeanyi Ejiofor, counsel to Kanu told the court he could not decipher the whereabouts of his client. Kanu, whose bail was perfected by the voluntary endorsement of the three sureties failed to appear in court to stand his trial. Nyako said the sureties’ failure to produce Kanu would compel the court to invoke the forfeiture of their N100 million bail bond each. “The trial of Kanu and his co-defendants was fixed for Oct.17, but reports from both the prosecuting and defendant’s counsel show...
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