FFK, Abaribe oppose suit seeking their prosecution for Nnamdi Kanu’s ‘escape’

Eyinnaya Abaribe, a senator from Abia state and Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation, have approached a federal high court in Abuja, asking to be joined in a suit  seeking their prosecution for the role they played  in the escape of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), from the country.

Isaiah Ayugu, a lawyer, had told the court to hold Abaribe, Fani-Kayode, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Kanu’s lawyer, and others responsible for the disappearance of Kanu, after he was granted bail by the court.

The court was also told to order their arrest and prosecution after proper investigation must have been done on how the IPOB leader fled out of the country.

According to the plaintiff, Abaribe and Fani-Kayode aided his escape.

But having realised that the judgement of the court will affect them one way or the other,  the trio rushed to the court with motions seeking to be joined in the matter.

In their motions dated November 16 and November 19, the applicants urged the court to join them as respondents in the suit.

They argued that if they are not joined in the matter as respondents,  they may be denied fair hearing.

According to the affidavit in support of the motion filed by Chukwuma Ume,  the applicants said they are innocent of the allegation against them and can only disprove them by being joined as a party in the suit.

They also argued that they need to provide the court with balanced and credible facts and witnesses to show that the suit is not only a base action, an abuse of court process but also that the suit is an ill-fates political mission.

The case has been adjourned till January 11, 2019 for the argument of the motion.