Nnamdi Kanu, director of Radio Biafra and leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), is still in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).
On Thursday, Adeniyi Ademola, a justice of the federal high court, Abuja, ordered the DSS to release Kanu immediately.
But Vincent Obetta, Kanu’s lawyer, told TheCable on Friday that he is still in the process of getting his client out.
“There is nothing that will hold him back, except the government wants to be funny again,” he said.
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“Before 1pm, we will finish the paper work, and then we will go to the SSS.”
Ademola held that the continued detention of Kanu by the DSS was unlawful.
He said Kanu was yet to be charged by the DSS on suspicion of terrorism, adding that, perhaps, the secret police lacked the required material to prosecute him.
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He emphasised that the detention-without charge- of the IPOB leader from October to December was contrary to the provisions of the constitution.
He therefore set aside an earlier order granting the DSS leave to hold him for 90 days.
“I order that the applicant be released unconditionally,” Ademola ruled.
Shuaibu Usman of the chief magistrate court, Wuse zone 2, Abuja, had also on Wednesday discharged Kanu, on all counts of criminal conspiracy, intimidation and leading an unlawful society brought against him by the federal government.
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The government through its agent, the DSS, had elected to withdraw the case at the lower court for a higher court, which has jurisdiction to entertain charges bordering on terrorism, to take over.
The service has held Kanu for at least 90 days despite an order of the magistrate court granting him bail in October.
A wave of protests, engineered by IPOB, had swept through the southeast a few days ago owing to the continued detention of Kanu.
IPOB is demanding an immediate and unconditional release of its leader.
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4 comments
Pharaoh let my people go, naija,BuharI let Biafra go.
Them go letam goooooh, na de thing wey Fela talk , animal wan dash us human right, Abeg make una hear me weliweli animal talk don start again
The DSS has proved to the whole world that there is no law in this nation called Nigeria, true Nigeria is a lawless nation, were security operatives went to steal huge millions of money from a bureau the change in Abuja what confidence will the citizens have on them (authoritative armed robbers) release innocent Nnamdi Kanu his hands are clean or else you people want to face the wrath of Chukwu Okike Abiama
Buhari tell ur Dss to rlse Kanu. U want him to sign undertaking to withdraw Biafra restoration. U are Dreaming. If he signs, another person harder for u shall take over the struggle.