Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), had filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court appealing the verdict of the Court of Appeal that prevented his release from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).
During Thursday’s hearing, the Supreme Court granted the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, permission to file additional processes in response to Kanu’s filing on Tuesday.
However, the court noted that it would be unable to deliver a verdict within the 90-day deadline even if it proceeds with the appeal. As a result, the case was adjourned until September 14th.
Kanu has been in detention since June 19, 2021, after being brought back from Kenya, and has been re-arraigned on an amended 15-count charge. While Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja had previously struck out eight of the 15 counts on April 8th, 2022, the remaining seven counts were quashed by the Court of Appeal on October 13th.
