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Nnamdi Kanu Should Be Allowed To Go Home Tomorrow – Ozekhome

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A counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, Mike Ozekhome has reacted to the ruling of the Court of Appeal.

Naija News had earlier reported that a Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday, struck out charges levelled against him by the Federal Government.

Ozekhome a (Senior Advocate of Nigeria) while speaking on the ruling on Thursday evening argued that Kanu should be released
immediately after his discharge by the Court of Appeal in Abuja.

The senior leader while speaking on Channels TV said the IPOB leader should be released tomorrow for peace to reign in the country.

Ozekhome said, “What it (the ruling) means is that Nnamdi Kanu was discharged today, which means he is a free man.

“And he should be allowed to go home tomorrow by the time we get a certified true copy of the judgment, we serve it to the Office of the Attorney-General and the DSS to allow Nnamdi Kanu to go. Let my people go.”

Appeal Court Did Not Acquit Nnamdi Kanu – Buhari Govt

The Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has reacted to the ruling of the Court of Appeal concerning the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

Naija News reports that the Appeal Court had on Thursday upheld the appeal of the pro-Biafra activist and struck out charges levelled against him by the Federal Government.

Reacting in a statement signed by his Media Aide, Dr Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami stated that the court only discharged Kanu and did not acquit him.