BREAKING: DSS Takes Over High Court as Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Resumes

• There was tight security as the men of the DSS and policemen cordoned off adjourning roads leading to the federal high court's premises following the fresh trial of Nnamdi Kanu
• The proceedings on Monday, February 26, also signalled a fresh battle for Kanu’s bail in the terrorism charges brought against him by the federal government
• Legit.ng reports that the motion for bail dated February 5, 2024, is reportedly being handled by Barrister Aloy Ejimakor on behalf of Kanu

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FCT, Abuja - Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have tightened security around the federal high court, Abuja, as the trial of Nnamdi Kanu resumes.

Legit.ng reports that Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been held by Nigerian authorities in Abuja since his arrest in Kenya in 2021.

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As reported by Vanguard newspaper on Monday morning, February 26, all routes leading to the court have been cordoned off by armed security agents.

Only those whose names were on a list held by operatives of the DSS were granted access to the court premises.

The Punch noted that before entering the court premises, journalists, litigants, and court staff were searched at a minimum of four checkpoints, starting from the road to the ministry of justice.

Although Kanu resides in the United Kingdom (UK), he spearheads a yearslong cause for the creation of a Biafra nation as well as the split of Igbos from Nigeria.

Former president, Muhammadu Buhari, vowed that under him, Nigeria would not break up.

Apart from Kanu, Buhari also sanctioned the controversial offensive on the residence of another separatist leader, Sunday Adeyemo 'Igboho'. Igboho leads the charge for a 'Yoruba Nation'.

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Court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu's trial

In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that the federal high court adjourned Kanu's trial until March 19 or 20.

The court postponed the case of the leader of the IPOB for bail ruling and trial.

Binta Nyako, the judge, before whom Kanu is being tried by the Nigerian government for terrorism, fixed the date for the commencement of the trial.

Source: Legit.ng