REASONS WHY COURT REFUSED RULING NNAMDI KANU’S APPEAL
At the hearing, counsel to the
appellant, Chucks Muoma said the application billed for hearing
challenges a Federal High Court ruling against a bail application by his
client.
He said the ruling was granted as
though it was the first appellant alone that made the application for
bail. But the director of Public Prosecution, Mohammed Diri, prayed the
court to dismiss the application. Diri said that Kanu’s application
lacked merit.
Having heard the submissions, the
lead judge, Ahmed Aboki said the Appeal Court would reserve ruling on
the application. Aboki said that his team had another emergency case to
attend to.
He also said that a date for the
reserved ruling would be communicated to the parties involved in the
matter. Kanu had filed four applications challenging the lower court’s
ruling on his matter.
On of the application include the
ruling by Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court granting the
Department of State Services the permission to protect its witnesses.
’s lawyer, Muoma had in his argument said it will be wrong to accuse a man in public and try him in secret.
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