Delivering judgment on the application filed on behalf of Kanu, Justice Binta Nyako, ruled that there was no evidence showing that the IPOB leader was in the custody of the Nigerian Army as contended in the suit. The judge explained that the suit should have been commenced “in the name” of Kanu rather than listing him as the applicant. She ruled, “Has the applicant placed enough evidence to show that the respondent was the last to see the applicant? He said contrary to the contention in the suit, soldiers had no contact with Kanu during the said operations. “The sureties guaranteed to produce the applicant in court for his trial, so three of them should produce him.

Source: Punch January 27, 2018 00:33 UTC