Appeal Court: Nnamdi Kanu contends with Abuja court over trial jurisdiction

Aloy Ejimakor, lead Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has filed a brief before the Appeal Court against the ruling of the Abuja Federal High Court.

In the brief, Ejimakor raised objections to the jurisdiction of the Abuja Federal High Court to subject Kanu to trial.

Recall that Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja Federal High Court dismissed the objections to her jurisdiction on 19th June 2024.

Following Nyako’s ruling, Kanu had headed to the Court of Appeal.

However, in the brief of argument filed on Friday, Ejimakor said: “Today, I filed a brief before the Court of Appeal raising objections to the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court to subject Nnamdi Kanu to trial.

“I raised six issues for the consideration of the Court Appeal and several prayers including halting Kanu’s trial and discharging him of all charges currently standing against him, releasing him from detention. We expect to prevail on the merits.

“This is the Appellant’s Brief of Argument filed pursuant to the Notice ofAppeal against the ruling of

the Federal High Court (Abuja) delivered on the 19th day of June 2024 refusing the Appellant’s Preliminary Objection to the jurisdiction of the trial court.

“The Ruling, subject of the instant appeal is at Pages 413 – 415 of the Record of Appeal while the Notice of Appeal is at Pages 416 – 428 of the Record of Appeal. The Notice of Appeal bears 5 grounds from which the issues herein have been distilled.

“This case was initially commenced on or about 14th Oct.”