Ade AdesomojuThe Federal Government has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to reject a request by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to restore his revoked bail. Sunday PUNCH on Friday obtained the counter-affidavit filed before the court by the Federal Government to oppose an application filed in April last year by Kanu seeking the restoration of his bail. The Federal Government’s objection to the application was filed by the prosecuting counsel, Mr Magaji Labaran, on January 17, 2020. But opposing the application, the Federal Government, in its counter-affidavit, maintained that Kanu, having allegedly jumped bail, was not entitled to be granted any indulgence by the court. The counter-affidavit read, “That the defendant in this case is standing trial for treasonable felony and was granted bail by this honourable court.

Source: Punch January 26, 2020 02:03 UTC