By Emmanuel Chisom Chigbata (Staff Rporter)
The Leader of the Indigenous Peoples Of Biafra, IPOB, Maazi Nnamdi Kanu has been discharged and acquitted by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja.
The Court ruled among other things that Nigeria is in breach of extradition treaty and laws and have breached Kanu’s fundamental human right, that the proceeding against him in the Federal High Court is tainted with illegality and that the Federal High Court breached his right to a fair hearing.
In a Facebook post to confirm the ruling, his counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor wrote “Appeal allowed. Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, discharged and acquitted. We have won ! Victory victory victory victory”
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