Appeal Court Rejects FG’s Request In Stay Of Execution Hearing Against Nnamdi Kanu

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The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday refused to grant the request of the Federal government in an application seeking a stay of execution of its judgment that ordered the release of the Biafra nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu.

Justice Haruna Tsanami, who presided over the hearing of the application, announced that a date for delivery of judgment would be communicated to the parties when ready and gave the Federal government till 12noon today to move its application.

While arguing the Federal Government application, told the Court of Appeal that the Biafra nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu is a huge threat to national security and must be kept in detention to have relative peace.

Besides, the government asserted that Kanu is a flight risk and would escape from the country if the judgment which ordered his release did not stay.

Justice Tsanami after taking arguments from parties announced that judgment has been reserved and that lawyers would be communicated when it is ready.

However, lead counsel to Kanu, Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN dismissed the claim that Kanu jumped bail in his trial at the Federal High Court.

The senior lawyer informed the court that the Federal Government was in contempt of court by not obeying the October 13 judgment and as such, has no moral and legal rights to make  request from same court.