Monday 23 November 2015

DSS Seeks Discontinuation Of Kanu's Trial

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday asked the Senior Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja to discontinue the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, Director of Radio Biafra and Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.

Kanu has been slammed with a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, intimidation and belonging to an unlawful society, and has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

At the resumed hearing of the case on Monday, prosecution counsel, Moses Idakwo, told the Magistrate, Mr Usman Shuaibu that the prosecution has new facts which have taken the matter out of the jurisdiction of the court.

He said that having discovered that the suspect was involved in terrorism, “the complainant is, therefore, applying to discontinue the matter under section 108(1) of administration of criminal justice act 2015.’’

He added that the DSS had already obtained an order from the Federal High Court, Abuja to keep the accused in its custody for 90 days.

However , Kanu’s counsel, Vincent Obetta, asked the court not to grant the prayer of the  prosecution since they did not present any information from the Attorney-General of the Federation who has the sole authority to approve such.

Obetta told the court that the DSS violated the order of the court by refusing to release Kanu on bail as granted by the court even after the bail conditions had been met . He added that the accused had been in DSS custody since his  arrest.

Having heard from both counsels, the Magistrate adjourned the case till December 1 for ruling.

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