The
Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday requested a Wuse Zone 2 Senior
Magistrates’ Court in Abuja to discontinue trial of Nnamdi Kanu, Director of
Radio Biafra, charged with criminal conspiracy.
Kanu is standing trial on a three-count charge of
criminal conspiracy, intimidation and belonging to unlawful society, to which
he pleaded not guilty.
At the resumed sitting of the case, prosecution counsel,
Moses Idakwo, informed the court that after the arraignment of the accused, the
complainant stumbled on some facts which took the matter out of the
jurisdiction of the court.
According to him, the complainant found out that the
accused was involved in terrorism and has been financing it.
“The
complainant is, therefore, applying to discontinue the matter under section
108(1) of administration of criminal justice act 2015.”
Idakwo said that the DSS had also obtained an order from
the Federal High Court, Abuja, dated Nov.10, to detain the accused in its
custody for 90 days.
Objecting, Kanu’s counsel, Vincent Obetta, prayed the
court not to discontinue the case because the prosecution did not present any
information from the Attorney-General of Federation who had the authority to
approve such.
Obetta told the court that the DSS violated the order of
the court which granted bail that was perfected but not granted, adding that
the accused had been in DSS custody since he was arrested.
Subsequently, the magistrate, Mr Usman Shuaibu, after
listening to both counsels, adjourned the matter until Dec.1 for ruling.
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