Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that it has no jurisdiction to try him, insisting that one of the allegations against him — count 7 — “does not exist” and therefore renders the entire trial “defective.”
Kanu, who addressed the court during proceedings, said he had filed multiple motions ahead of the sitting.
According to him, a *motion dated 11 November sought an order compelling the prosecution to file its final written address. A *second motion dated 12 November* asked the court to refer “substantial constitutional issues” arising from the matter to the Court of Appeal. A third motion dated 17 November requested that he be released on bail.
Kanu told the court he personally filed and served all the motions on the prosecution. He added that while he had “entered [his] defence,” he had not called any witnesses.
His latest bail application, filed under Section 158 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), asks the court to grant him bail on “liberal terms.” Kanu questioned why he should remain in detention over charges he maintains are invalid, reiterating that he did not jump bail.
