FG gets S’court’s nod to raise fresh issues against Kanu’s release

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The Supreme Court, yesterday, permitted the federal government to file nine new grounds of appeal against the release of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi.

A five-member panel of Justices of the apex court gave the permission while ruling in an application by the counsel to the federal government, Mr Tijani Gadzali, SAN.

The apex court also granted leave to the federal government to include the nine new grounds as part of its amended Notice of Appeal dated October 28, 2022.When the matter came up for hearing on Thursday, Kanu’s lead lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, SAN, informed the court of his motions seeking bail of his client and another seeking Kanu’s transfer to the Kuje Correctional Center in order to get proper medical attention.

Ozekhome, who claimed that Kanu’s health has been deteriorating under the custody of the DSS, urged for an accelerated hearing of the matter.But Gadzali sought an adjournment to enable him file a counter affidavit against Kanu’s plea for transfer from DSS’ custody, on the grounds that he just took over the Matter…