Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has failed to appear before the federal high court in Abuja for his resumed trial.
Three co-defendants who are being tried alongside Kanu for alleged treason were present at the court Tuesday. They are Chidiebere Onwudiwe, national coordinator of IPOB, Benjamin Madubugwu, and David Nwawuisi.
They were brought in by prison officials amid tight security at about 10am.
Binta Nyako, the judge handling the case, had granted Kanu bail in April.
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He was meant to re-appear before the court at its resumed sitting but the IPOB leader has not been seen since soldiers raided his Abia residence in September.
His lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, had told TheCable on Monday he believed the government would bring him to court to face his trial on Tuesday.
“We have filed a suit at the court asking the federal government to produce him in court,” he said.
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“It is obvious they will bring him to court tomorrow. They are holding him. They know where he is. I am fully convinced they will bring him to court.”
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