UPDATE: Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on November 10, 2021, adjourned the trial of Nigerian-government detained leader of the movement, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to January 19, 2022.
The adjournment followed a protest by some of Kanu’s lawyers regarding the refusal of operatives of the Nigerian Department of State Services, DSS, to allow most of Kanu’s attorneys — especially his U.S-based lawyer Bruce Fein, to gain access into the courtroom.
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The trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, had been adjourned to November 10, 2021.
Earlier on October 21, Kanu was re-arraigned before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja. He pleaded not guilty to the seven-count amended charge raised against him by the Federal Government of Nigeria – led by retired Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
Shortly, after pleading not guilty, the judge ordered that Kanu should continue to be held in the custody of the Department of State Services — after she refused to grant Kanu’s request to be transferred to a correctional centre.
Kanu’s lawyers have continued to raise issues regarding his heart and overall health condition.
