Court strikes out 8 of 15 charges against Nnamdi Kanu
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out eight of the 15 charges against leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
Justice Binta struck out the eight charges for not disclosing any offence when the trial resumed on Friday.
“In this instant preliminary objection application, I have read the counts and come to the conclusion that counts six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11, 12 and 14 have not disclosed any offence against the defendant.
“‘Counts one, two, three, four, five, eight and 15 show some allegations, which the defendant has to answer.
“The court shall proceed to try the defendant on those counts,” Justice Nyako said.
The Federal Government had charged Kanu on an amended 15-count charge of treasonable felony.
Kanu’s counsel, Mike Ozekhome, described the charges against his client as “defective and baseless”.
“You are accusing Kanu of making some broadcast. You didn’t say where these broadcasts were made. Were they made in the spirit world, made in the air or under the ground?” Ozekhome asked.
