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PRESS RELEASE: 23rd May, 2024

From: Nnamdi Kanu’s Legal Team

TO: All Media/General Public

Subject: DSS detention continues to hamper Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s right to fair trial

On 20th May 2024, while refusing our application to restore Nnamdi Kanu’s bail in line with the ruling of the Supreme Court, the Federal High Court presided over by Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako, entered an Order modifying the conditions of Counsel visitation to Mazi Kanu.

This modified Order was, according to the Court, aimed at expanding the opportunity for Mazi Kanu’s Lawyers to adequately prepare him for trial in a way that would ensure that he gets a fair trial. Accordingly, the Court ordered that Mazi Kanu be permitted (by the DSS) to meet with up to five of his Lawyers, consulting with him as a Team, not separately as was done before. And that such consultation be done in a “private room” at the State Security Services where Kanu is currently detained.

Consequently, after duly notifying the DSS with names of the four Lawyers billed to meet with Kanu today, the Lawyers timely presented themselves at the DSS earlier today to meet with Kanu as a group or together but the DSS refused, insisting that the Lawyers must meet with Kanu separately. To be sure, this is a flagrant disobedience of the Court order.

This latest development affirms the point we have been making in Court that continuing to detain Kanu at the DSS constitutes a permanent hindrance to any prospect of getting a fair trial for him. This is the reason we had filed applications to either restore his bail, transfer him to prison custody or to home detention, but the Court refused all the applications.

Additionally, the room where the Lawyers were separately taken to meet with Kanu is an office of a senior officer of the DSS and hardly qualifies as a private room that is presumably free from any secret monitoring devices, which is the case with the interrogation room where Kanu previously met with his Lawyers.

Further, the Court order gave leave to the Lawyers to enter with books and to take notes from briefings with Mazi Kanu but, in addition to disallowing team visitation, the DSS also disallowed our entry into the room with papers and collected our eye glasses, such that some of us could not read the provisions of the extant laws to which Mazi Kanu adverted us as crucial to preparing his defence.

For the foregoing reasons, we have come to the only reasonable conclusion emanating from this anomalous situation, and that is: the prosecution which is pushing for an accelerated trial is either unserious or that it wants an accelerated kangaroo trial, lacking in any scintilla of fair play.

Like we had indicated in the recent past, no criminal trial can happpen where there is absence of equality of arms. In other words, the conditions of detention of the defendant must be free from any hindrances to the adequate preparation of the defendant for his defense. This is an irreducible minimum strictly demanded by the Nigerian Constitution before any criminal trial can ensue.

Accordingly, we hereby reiterate our unwavering determination and professional commitment to ensure that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu can never be subjected to a trial that is against the tenets of the Constitution. The opposite will amount to a grave miscarriage of justice and is unethical to boot.

Signed:

Aloy Ejimakor, Esq.
For Nnamdi Kanu’s Legal Team.

20/05/2024

25/03/2024

𝘽𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙖 𝙉𝙮𝙖𝙠𝙤’𝙨 𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 “𝙪𝙣𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙙”, “𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙤𝙪𝙨”, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 “𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣” 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙪...

25/03/2024

𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐍𝐲𝐚𝐤𝐨’𝐬 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 “𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐝”, “𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬”, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 “𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧” 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 - 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐢𝐧

• 𝐼𝑘𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑘𝑤𝑢 𝐵𝑖𝑎𝑓𝑟𝑎 …✍🏽

Bruce Fein, international lawyer for the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has questioned the ruling of Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja for denying his client bail on Tuesday 19th of March 2024. Bruce who also act as the international spokesman for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu faults Binta Nyako decision and beloved she acted under external pressure.

Fein released a statement on Tuesday titled ‘Justice Binta Nyako Archnemesis of Justice’ where he described Binta’s ruling as “unprincipled” and “outrageous”, pointing out that the ruling was in contempt of the Nigeria Supreme Court ruling of December.

Culled from his statement titled ‘Justice Binta Nyako Archnemesis of Justice’, Fein pointed out that “Nigerian Supreme Court Justice Emmanul Akomaye Agim’s opinion on December 15, 2023, page 12, concludes in no uncertain terms: ‘In light of the foregoing [government’s attempted military assassination of Nnamdi Kanu in 2017 which caused him to flee], the trial court, i.e., Binta Nyako, acted unfairly and without rational and legally justifiable basis by its decisions revoking respondent’s [Nnamdi Kanu’s] bail.’

“Even a layperson could understand the Supreme Court Justice’s finding and conclusion. Yet Justice Binta Nyako chose insubordination in again denying Mr. Kanu bail—probably on orders from the Minister of Justice.” Fein added.

Binta Nyako had put the whole nation in shock and placed the Nigeria judiciary system in a mockery position after going against the Supreme Court’s ruling in December which faulted her earlier dismissal of bail application for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In an act many see as ‘cowardice’, the Supreme Court had refused to take the responsibility of making the ultimate decision of allowing Mazi Nnamdi Kanu out of the DSS dungeon, but rather refer the case back the lower court for the bail application to be readdressed efore trial.

Quoting from his released statement, Fein said “There may be more outrageous and unprincipled decisions in the history of the Nigerian judiciary than Federal High Court Justice Binta Nyako’s March 19, 2024, arbitrary decree denying Nnamdi Kanu bail in flagrant contempt of the Nigerian Supreme Court, but if there are, they do not readily come to mind.”
He advised Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s legal team headed by Barrister Aloy Ejimakor to act against Justice Nyako to get her fined and removed from the case for “insubordination”.

Fein directed that, “Nnamdi Kanu’s Nigerian lawyers should move the Nigerian Supreme Court to hold the Federal High Court Justice in contempt of court, impose a fine for her insubordination, and order her removal from Nnamdi Kanu’s case for an unconstitutional lack of independence or impartiality.”

“It is obvious to anyone who has not been somnolent since Mr. Kanu was kidnapped, tortured, and extraordinarily renditioned by the Nigerian government from Nairobi to Abuja in June 2021 that Justice Nyako is a pliable tool of Nigeria’s army of prosecutors.” Fein added

Speaking further on the case as he expressed his shock and disbelief on Binta Nyako’s ruling, Fein insisted that, “The evidentiary and legal case against Mr. Kanu is completely contrived. That is why the prosecution has delayed for nearly three years to disclose even a crumb of admissible evidence of Mr. Kanu’s alleged criminality—notwithstanding the enormous manpower and financial resources the Nigerian government possesses, legally or illegally.

“Article 36 of Nigeria’s Constitution mandates impartial and independent courts and criminal trials within a reasonable time. Justice Nyako’s court is unconstitutional because it has exhibited neither impartiality nor independence in Nnamdi Kanu’s case.

“Sunshine on what has been going on behind the scenes between Nyako and the Minister of Justice would be proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Further, detaining Nnamdi Kanu in solitary confinement by the DSS for nearly three years without submission of any incriminating admissible evidence and without open access to lawyers despite the government’s monumental prosecutorial resources is unreasonable by any civilized legal yardstick.
“Mr. Kanu has suffered years of excruciating punishment without a trial—tantamount to “sentence first, verdict afterwards,” the tyranny of brutish, odious courts.”

“If justice prevailed in Nigeria, Binta Nyako would be on criminal trial before Nnamdi Kanu, not vice versa. Her name should live in judicial infamy. Let the Nigerian Supreme Court be done with her,” he added.

©️𝑰𝒌𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒌𝒘𝒖 𝑩𝒊𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂 …✍🏽
®️𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡 ||21•03•2024

©️𝘽𝑰𝘼𝑭𝙍𝑨 𝑨𝙇𝑷𝙃𝑨-𝑷𝙊𝑾𝙀𝑹 𝑴𝙀𝑫𝙄𝑨 𝑰𝙉𝑻𝙀𝑹𝙉𝑨𝙏𝑰𝙊𝑵𝘼𝑳 || 2024
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25/03/2024

25/03/2024

23/03/2024

𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐍𝐲𝐚𝐤𝐨’𝐬 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 “𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐝”, “𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬”, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 “𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧” 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 - 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐢𝐧

• 𝐼𝑘𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑘𝑤𝑢 𝐵𝑖𝑎𝑓𝑟𝑎 …✍🏽

Bruce Fein, international lawyer for the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has questioned the ruling of Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja for denying his client bail on Tuesday 19th of March 2024. Bruce who also act as the international spokesman for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu faults Binta Nyako decision and beloved she acted under external pressure.

Fein released a statement on Tuesday titled ‘Justice Binta Nyako Archnemesis of Justice’ where he described Binta’s ruling as “unprincipled” and “outrageous”, pointing out that the ruling was in contempt of the Nigeria Supreme Court ruling of December.

Culled from his statement titled ‘Justice Binta Nyako Archnemesis of Justice’, Fein pointed out that “Nigerian Supreme Court Justice Emmanul Akomaye Agim’s opinion on December 15, 2023, page 12, concludes in no uncertain terms: ‘In light of the foregoing [government’s attempted military assassination of Nnamdi Kanu in 2017 which caused him to flee], the trial court, i.e., Binta Nyako, acted unfairly and without rational and legally justifiable basis by its decisions revoking respondent’s [Nnamdi Kanu’s] bail.’

“Even a layperson could understand the Supreme Court Justice’s finding and conclusion. Yet Justice Binta Nyako chose insubordination in again denying Mr. Kanu bail—probably on orders from the Minister of Justice.” Fein added.

Binta Nyako had put the whole nation in shock and placed the Nigeria judiciary system in a mockery position after going against the Supreme Court’s ruling in December which faulted her earlier dismissal of bail application for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In an act many see as ‘cowardice’, the Supreme Court had refused to take the responsibility of making the ultimate decision of allowing Mazi Nnamdi Kanu out of the DSS dungeon, but rather refer the case back the lower court for the bail application to be readdressed efore trial.

Quoting from his released statement, Fein said “There may be more outrageous and unprincipled decisions in the history of the Nigerian judiciary than Federal High Court Justice Binta Nyako’s March 19, 2024, arbitrary decree denying Nnamdi Kanu bail in flagrant contempt of the Nigerian Supreme Court, but if there are, they do not readily come to mind.”
He advised Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s legal team headed by Barrister Aloy Ejimakor to act against Justice Nyako to get her fined and removed from the case for “insubordination”.

Fein directed that, “Nnamdi Kanu’s Nigerian lawyers should move the Nigerian Supreme Court to hold the Federal High Court Justice in contempt of court, impose a fine for her insubordination, and order her removal from Nnamdi Kanu’s case for an unconstitutional lack of independence or impartiality.”

“It is obvious to anyone who has not been somnolent since Mr. Kanu was kidnapped, tortured, and extraordinarily renditioned by the Nigerian government from Nairobi to Abuja in June 2021 that Justice Nyako is a pliable tool of Nigeria’s army of prosecutors.” Fein added

Speaking further on the case as he expressed his shock and disbelief on Binta Nyako’s ruling, Fein insisted that, “The evidentiary and legal case against Mr. Kanu is completely contrived. That is why the prosecution has delayed for nearly three years to disclose even a crumb of admissible evidence of Mr. Kanu’s alleged criminality—notwithstanding the enormous manpower and financial resources the Nigerian government possesses, legally or illegally.

“Article 36 of Nigeria’s Constitution mandates impartial and independent courts and criminal trials within a reasonable time. Justice Nyako’s court is unconstitutional because it has exhibited neither impartiality nor independence in Nnamdi Kanu’s case.

“Sunshine on what has been going on behind the scenes between Nyako and the Minister of Justice would be proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Further, detaining Nnamdi Kanu in solitary confinement by the DSS for nearly three years without submission of any incriminating admissible evidence and without open access to lawyers despite the government’s monumental prosecutorial resources is unreasonable by any civilized legal yardstick.
“Mr. Kanu has suffered years of excruciating punishment without a trial—tantamount to “sentence first, verdict afterwards,” the tyranny of brutish, odious courts.”

“If justice prevailed in Nigeria, Binta Nyako would be on criminal trial before Nnamdi Kanu, not vice versa. Her name should live in judicial infamy. Let the Nigerian Supreme Court be done with her,” he added.

©️𝑰𝒌𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒌𝒘𝒖 𝑩𝒊𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂 …✍🏽
®️𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡 ||21•03•2024

𝘽𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙖 𝙉𝙮𝙖𝙠𝙤’𝙨 𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 “𝙪𝙣𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙙”, “𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙤𝙪𝙨”, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 “𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣” 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙪...