Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has filed a preliminary objection seeking to halt his ongoing prosecution on terrorism-related charges.
Kanu’s legal team insists that the court must rule on the preliminary objection before he proceeds to enter his defence in the case.
Kanu contends that prosecuting him under the repealed Terrorism (Prevention) Amendment Act 2013 violates several constitutional provisions, including Sections 1(3), 36(1)–(12), and 42 of the Nigerian Constitution, as well as Articles 7 and 26 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
The motion was filed before the Abuja Federal High Court, presided over by Justice James Omotosho, under SUIT NO: FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015.
The IPOB leader said his continued prosecution despite the “binding Court of Appeal discharge of 13 October 2022 and eight-day post-judgment detention constitutes flagrant contempt of court.”
The motion of preliminary objection was supported with an affidavit deposed to by Kanu himself.
