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SPECIAL REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF THE IPOB LEADER & 3 OTHERS AND WHAT TRANSPIRED IN THE ABUJA HIGH COURT ON THURSDAY 17-11-2016

As expected the trial of the leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and 3 others came up on Thursday 17-11-2016 before Justice Binta Nyako of the Court 3 of the Federal high court, Abuja.

WHAT THE CASE WAS SLATED FOR.

The case was slated for argument on the bail application filed by the lawyers' of the 4 accused Biafrans.

The lawyers' of the accused advanced arguments on why their clients should be granted bail so that they can be coming from their houses to defend themselves when the trial starts proper.

However, federal government prosecution team opposed granting of bail to the 4 accused.

ARGUMENT FOR THE BAIL AND AGAINST

The lawyers' of accused during the course of the arguments were able to marshal out their points on why the defendants should be granted bail.

(Let's use the points adduced by the attorney of leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra for our report)

"My client has already been granted bail by an Abuja Chief Magistrate court and granted an unconditional release order by Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Abuja Federal high court since December 2015.

However, the both orders remain unobeyed till date.

That it will be good that the accused be allowed to enjoy these bail"

The attorney did not stop there as he equally brought it to the attention of the court that he knows that the reason his client has not been allowed to enjoy the bail granted to him by the 2 courts of competent jurisdiction is because of the statement by the African Hitler Muhammadu Buhari (AHMB) on December 30th, 2015 where president mouthed before a worldwide audience that my client has committed a very serious crime and thus will NEVER be enjoy any law court granted bail.

The truth is that even AHMB failed woefully to tell the world the sin my client committed"........said the attorney of the 1st accused.

However, the only reason that the prosecution gave for opposing the bail application of the defendants is that they are a "threat to national security

THE CHARGES AGAINST THE ACCUSED.

The accused are being charged for a combined 11 counts.

These 11 counts charges borders On Treasonable felony, managing unlawful organisation, publication of defamatory comments, improper importation of goods, possession of firearms, act preparatory to an act of terrorism (only Chidiebere Onwudiwe was charged with the last count)

THE RIGHT MOVE BY THE DEFENCE TEAM.

It must be noted here that the defence team has introduced a "killer move" by arguing the application for each of the accused separately and individually 
Unlike what obtained when (in)justice John Tosho was still the trial judge before he was made to quit the due to clear cases of biase.

Then, the defence team defended the accused together as a team.

The defence team has however introduced what is seen in the legal profession as the "magic band" or the "killer punch" whereby each of the 4 accused have their legal representative separately but all collectively working as a team.

The different attorney representing each of the accused are as follows:-

(1) Barr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor represents Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
(2) Barr. I. Adoga for Mazi Chidiebere Onwudiwe. 
(3) Barr. E. I. Efeme for Mazi Benjamin Madubugwu. 
(4) Barr. Maxwell Okpara for Mazi David Nwawusi

The Prosecution team of the FG is still led by Shuaibu Labaran.

ADJOURNMENT

All and sundry had expected the judge to rule on the bail application immediately after listening to the bail arguments by both the defence team and the prosecution. But in a rare twist, the judge pleaded for time to be allowed to study the different submissions by the counsels to enable her make a balanced and informed decision.

The case was therefore adjourned till the December 01, 2016 for ruling on the bail application.

THE MASSIVE BUILD UP OF SECURITY OFFICIALS IN THE COURT PREMISES.

One unusual thing that happened during the trial is the massive build up of niGERia security officials within and outside he court premises especially the front.

The abnormal event that happened however, is that these security officials made up of the combined team of the DSS, Police, civil defence corps, became hostile to Biafrans that have come to witness the case and show solidarity with the accused.

The Biafra journalists that attended the sitting from wide and near were not left out of the hostility as some had their devices either seized or destroyed especially the photo Journalists.

The unfortunate thing is that some of the Biafran journalists were equally manhandled in the course of discharging their official journalists duties.

The reason for even stationing the Armoured Personal Carrier (APC) in front of the premises during the court proceeding is still suspicious.

Sources in the know are however pointing fingers to the fact that the emergency and unusual deployment might be a covertly operation by the FG to make sure that the accused are held back and denied bail again in the event of any order of such by the court as its becoming much more obvious that the AHMB is NOT ready to obey any court order granting bail to the accused especially the 1st accused.

TAKE AWAY POINT OF THE TRIAL.

One prays and hopes that the real reason that the trial Judge did not immediately rule on the bail application after listening to the arguments is not for an opportunity to negotiate the judgement/ruling with AHMB.

#FreeNnamdiKanu #FreeAllUnlawfullyDetainedBiafrans.

Chuks Ikedigwe 
(LCD crew of RBL)