I Have No Confidence In This Court, Says Nnamdi Kanu, As Judge Withdraws From His Trial ( Pics)

a Federal High Court gave an order for
his unconditional release? It's a pity, I am yet to
see any court order obeyed since the inception
of this regime, oh yes, regime.
Don't get me wrong, I do not want us
dividing, inshort, I am against it, but, I'm wired
to be truthful, not gonna see something that is
wrong and keep quiet, just because I want 'page
views', na lie, not my thing, what is wrong is
wrong and y'all know that deep in your heart,
this is wrong, obey the rule of law, while the
case continue, this is rubbish, absolute rubbish,..
Where is Shiite leader? We do not know, they
keep lying.
It's holiday period, where kids are meant to be
all shades of excited, but no, they aren't
because their moms and dads can't get them
'new' clothes and all.. Peeps are suffering,
everything is jagajaga. My blog is suffering
because I can't get fuel and there's no light and
I'm supposed to be happy? Yimu people, I'm
pissed tonight menh. See the less privileged to
give things to this Christmas, yet it can't go
round and it's close, I'm SAD, VERY SAD.
There was drama at a Federal High Court in
Abuja today, December 23, when Nnamdi Kanu,
the director of Radio Biafra and a leader of the
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) made an
objection in court.
But instead of answering the clerk's
question, Kanu began by saying he has an
objection to make. His counsel, Vincent Obetta,
in his advice urged his client to wait for the case
to be fully mentioned before any further
objection.
After the clerk was done with calling of the case
and the accused person, the judge, A.
R. Mohammed, said: ''It will be good to
appreciate and take into consideration the
objection raised by the defendant.''
At the judge's permission, Nnamdi Kanu went
further with his objection.
He said: ''Thank you very much my lordship, but
my objection is that I will not receive a fair trial
before this court. The information I got is that I
will not receive a fair trial before this court.
''I will not sacrifice the due process of law
because of speedy court process over the
principle of natural process on the altar of
speedy release. In other words, I would rather
remain in detention than subject myself to a trial
that I know amounts to perversion of justice.
''Your lordship, previous court rulings have
been given by courts of competent jurisdiction in
this country, Nigeria which were not carried out
by the DSS.''
The prosecuting counsel, Mohammed Diri, having
heard the objections of the defendant said:
''First, he objects trial by your lordship because
he believes he is not going to get fair trail. Two,
he said, the trial before your lordship will
amount to perversion of justice.
''He said the rule of the law is clear and that
the defendant may object to his trial at any
time.
''Your lordship before the defendant can object
to his trial, he has to file an application
objecting his trial before this court.''
He said in that application the defendant is
expected to exhibit special evidences why he
should not be tried by a particular court.
Diri said that this will enable the court and the
prosecutors to properly reply to the defendant.
''And this has not been done in this case.'' He
added.
Quoting section 396 sub section of the
Administration of Criminal Justice Act, Diri said
an objection trial may be raised by the
defendant only after the plea of the defendant is
taken, but not before.
Diri said: ''My lordship, what the defendant just
did is putting the cart before the horse.''
He further urged the court to overrule the
objection of the first defendant and order that
the charges filed by the prosecution before the
court be read to the three defendants for the
purpose of taking their plea.
In his reply, the defending counsel said the
argument by Diri is only an effort to puncture
his client’s objection, adding that he is in
tandem with the objection made by Kanu.
''We believe that whatever comes out of this
court should be justice for the three parties –
the state, the court and the accused
persons.'' Obetta said.
But in his ruling, Mohammed said he sees
nothing wrong in the defendant’s objection.
Defining Kanu as someone who is learned and
understands the legalities of his
objection, Mohammed said the first defendant is
not objecting the validity of the charges against
him but on the confidence he has in the court.
He added that there is nothing wrong with the
defendant's objection which he (the judge) said
is in order.
Mohammed also said that he was standing
down from the case as Kanu had the right to
reject the trial, saying: ''After all justice is rooted
on confidence. If any of the parties has no
confidence in the court, he has the right to say
so.''
He noted that the prosecution would have done
the same thing if they were in Kanu's shoes.
Mohammed, therefore, said: ''I therefore remit
this case file to the chief judge of this court to
take necessary action.''