The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has said the rearrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, was in accordance with the legal process. He was re-arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday and ordered to be remanded in the custody of the DSS, while the case was adjourned till July 26 and July 27. Gwandu told Sunday PUNCH, “Bench warrant was lawfully and judiciously procured through judicial process by a competent court of law, whose bail conditions he breached with impunity. “The legality or otherwise of Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest was not discussed in the meeting. The PUNCH earlier reported that the United Kingdom said it would seek clarification from the Federal Government on the circumstances and legality of Kanu’s rearrest.

Source: Punch July 04, 2021 01:18 UTC