The Federal Government has reacted to the ruling of the Appeal Court which discharged the leader of the outlawed Indegenious People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu of the terrorism charges levelled against him by the Nigerian Government.
Recall an Appeal Court, in Abuja on Thursday, had thrashed the case of terrorism leveled against Kanu, a decision many translated to mean his likely immediate release from detention.
The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, in reacting to the Appeal Court’s decision, said Kanu had not been acquitted as there are other cases against him.
In the same vain, Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the National SecurityCouncil meeting alongside his colleague from the Ministry of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, and the Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor, said what would become of the case against Kanu would be decided in coming days.
According to him, the Council was briefed and it observed Kanu was discharged and not acquitted.
He said: “The issue of Kanu has also been raised and council was briefed on the state of things on the matter. And it was observed that Kanu was discharged but he is not acquitted so, government is considering the appropriate action to be taken on the matter and Nigerians will be notified of the position that will be finally taken on the matter in due course”.
