Forward of the resumption of his trial on the Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja, Nnamdi Kanu has employed the providers of latest counsels into his workforce.
The chief of the Indigenous Folks of Biafra (IPOB) employed the providers of Kanu Agabi, a former Lawyer Normal of the Federal and Minister of Justice and Uchenna Njoku, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
A two-time AGF and Minister of Justice, Agabi alongside Njoku would becoming a member of the authorized workforce of the detained chief of the IPOB.
The workforce, presently led by Aloy Ejimakaor additionally has Maxwell Opara and Nnaemeka Ejiofor as members.
Sources near the matter stated the IPOB chief who has additionally retained his current workforce is eager for his courtroom look on Friday, March 21.
Recall that Kanu’s case had been transferred from the tables of Justice Binta Nyako to Justice James Omotosho of the Federal Excessive Court docket 7.
The IPOB chief’s case was transferred by the chief decide of the FHC, John Tsoho after he (Kanu) accused Justice Nyako of bias in his trial. Nyako, however additionally returned the case file to the Justice Tsoho after asserting that she could be recusing herself from the matter
The applying by each events was first denied by the CJ, nonetheless, sources stated {that a} letter to the Chief Justice of Nigeria by Ejimakor might have led to a change of resolution by the management of the FHC who later assigned the matter to Justice Omotosho.