Nigeria: Court rejects FG’s evidence against Nnamdi Kanu — Africa Links 24

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, rejected the evidence sought to be tendered by the Federal Government in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.

Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling, agreed with the argument of the defence counsel, Paul Erokoro, SAN, that the Supreme Court had ruled that in extracting extra-judicial statement from a suspect, the presence of his lawyer is mandatory.

Justice Omotosho held that though a…