Nnamdi Kanu has stated why he cannot be tried by any court in Nigeria.
In an interview on Monday, Kanu stated that, according to the law, he cannot be tried. He further asserted that anyone attempting to put him on trial, or anyone involved in such proceedings, would be considered a terrorist.
He said, ”I cannot be tried in any court of law in Nigeria; that’s what the law states. Anyone attempting to put me on trial or anyone involved in such a trial is considered a terrorist under their own law, not mine.
According to Section 2, Sub-section 3F of the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act, any court attempting to try me is committing an act of terrorism.
It’s a violation of a treaty that Nigeria has entered into, and no country in the world allows for such actions.
These absurd delays are because of this legal conflict. The Supreme Court has acknowledged that I did not flee; my home was invaded, and they came to kill me. I survived that attack. They abducted me from Kenya and brought me back here to stand trial, which, according to the law, is not permissible.
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You cannot violate an international treaty that Nigeria has ratified and then expect to conduct a trial based on that illegality. This is unacceptable worldwide.
Section 12 of the Nigerian Constitution states that any ratified treaty becomes law. All the accusations against me are baseless and will never hold up. I believe in justice and fairness, that’s all.”
In response to recent events, Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a request from Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Biafra nation agitators, on Monday. Kanu had sought the restoration of his revoked bail and requested a transfer from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) to either house arrest or prison custody.
In her ruling, Justice Nyako stated that Kanu had previously jumped bail and fled the country.
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