Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has found the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, guilty of the count one of the terrorism charges against him.
Justice James Omotosho gave the ruling while reading his judgement on live broadcast.
The judge stated that the IPOB leader is guilty of committing an act of terrorism against the Federal Republic of Nigeria by threatening that people will die and the world will be at a standstill during a live broadcast.
The Judge said, “Mr Kanu knew what he was doing, he was bent on carrying out these threats without consideration to his own people.
“From the incontroverted evidence it is clear that the defendant carried out preparatory act of terrorism.
“He had the duty to explain himself but failed to do so.”
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Justice James Omotosho had, on 7 November, fixed today for judgment.
Justice Omotosho fixed the date after Kanu’s defence was foreclosed following his insistence that he would not enter his defence under repealed laws.
Justice Omotosho held that Kanu, having exhausted the six days allocated to him by the court to conduct his defence, had waived his right to do so.
The judge said he would have extended the days allocated to Kanu to conduct his defence if he had opted to open it.
He said Kanu, having failed to utilise the opportunity given to him to conduct his defence, could not claim to have been denied the constitutionally guaranteed right to fair hearing.
While reading the judgment, the judge listed the allegation against Kanu to include founding the IPOB, with his followers, to agitate for secession in Nigeria and founding of Radio Biafra to incite people and cause unrest in the country.
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