IPOB Leader; Mazi Nnamdi Kanu's Bail Application Turn Down Due To Dual Citizenship

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has held to the mandate of a Federal High Court, Abuja, which rejected Nnamdi Kanu, the acclaimed leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), bail.

Nnamdi is under trial alongside

two other pro- Biafra frontiers, Benja­min Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi, on charges of treasonable felony, conspiracy and illegal arms possession.

The  had jointly approached the appellate court to challenge the January 29 ruling of the court denying them bail.

In his judgement on Wednesday, Justice Abdul Aboki, alongside two other justices, held that the grievous nature of the charges and dual citizenship status of Kanu influenced the court’s decision.

“It is even more challenging to grant Kanu’s prayer in the circumstance due to his dual citizenship status. As we have seen from the documentary evidence before us, Kanu holds both Nigerian and British citizenship passports, narrowing the possibility of his standing justice if granted bail," Aboki said.

Aboki further held that “in the light of the above, the appeal against the January 29 decision of the Federal High Court, Abuja, by the applicants is, hereby, dismissed."