Ejimakor Admits That Supreme Court Ruling Indirectly Affirms Abia Court Judgement Which Awarded Nnamdi Kanu N1Billion
Ejimakor Admits That Supreme Court Ruling Indirectly Affirms Abia Court Judgement Which Awarded Nnamdi Kanu N1Billion
The judge also held that the manner of bringing him (Kanu) into Nigeria was also wrong…
Supreme Court Ruling Indirectly Affirms Abia Court Judgment Awarding Nnamdi Kanu N1Billion, Ejimakor had stated, following Friday Supreme Court ruling.
Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, counsel for the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has described as sad the decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria to uphold the government’s appeal against Kanu’s release on Friday.
Speaking to journalists after the Supreme Court ruling on Kanu’s cross-appeal for his release from the Department of State Services (DSS) custody, Ejimakor said that the apex court upheld the government’s appeal on the Court of Appeal judgment and that the court remitted the case back to the Federal High Court.
However, the lawyer said that the Supreme Court held that the invasion of Kanu by DSS officers, revocation of his bail and his rendition from Kenya were unlawful, hence, affirming the judgment of the High Court sitting in Abia State in 2022.
Ejimakor said, “Sadly, the Supreme Court upheld the appeal against Nnamdi Kanu’s discharge but it also held that the invasion of his house, revocation of his bail and rendition were all unlawful.
“The Court has remitted the case to the Federal High Court to deal with it in line with the rulings it made.
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“The ruling of the Supreme Court today was in part disappointing and in part satisfactory. A lot of people might say it is a bit ambiguous.
“We are going to properly apply for the certified true copies of what the justice stated in court today. But some things that he made clear were that Nnamdi Kanu was enjoying his bail when his house was invaded and that was wrong.
“Recall that we obtained a judgment in 2022 at the High Court in Abia State awarding him N1 billion. So, this indirectly affirms that judgment.
“The judge also held that the manner of bringing him (Kanu) into Nigeria was also wrong. But despite all of that, the Supreme Court found cause to send this case back to the Federal High Court. Sending it back to the Federal High Court is called remission.
“When they remit, they remit with instructions. We don’t know yet what those instructions are because we don’t have the certified true copies of the judgment and the judgment order.
“In days to come, that will be made available. What also came out was that the revocation of his bail was wrong and this in part has created a basis to further seek his release through some other means.
“Basically, the trial will continue in accordance with the instructions the Supreme Court has issued. Those instructions will be clearer when we get them in writing.
“The Federal High Court judge will have to be restricted within those instructions. The Federal High Court has to carry out the strict instructions of the Supreme Court.”
Ejimakor Admits That Supreme Court Ruling Indirectly Affirms Abia Court Judgement Which Awarded Nnamdi Kanu N1Billion
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