JUSTICE Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the separation of trial of the self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu from that of his three other co-defendants. According to him, the absence of the 1st defendant (Kanu), having been granted bail since April last year has frustrated progress in the case. “We shall be asking for the indulgence of the court to separate the charges so that progress can be made in the matter”, he urged the court. However, counsel to the 1st to 3rd defendants did not object to the separation of the trial. It would be recalled that the court had on April 25, 2017, granted Kanu bail in the sum of N100 million to enable him to attend to his ailing health condition.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 20, 2018 15:33 UTC