- Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday openly confronted the presiding judge, Justice Omotosho, insisting that his trial could not continue without his final written address.
In a video circulating online, Kanu is seen addressing the court in a heated exchange, arguing that the prosecution was relying on what he described as a repealed law. He maintained that the court had no legal basis to proceed in the absence of his final address.
“Which law states that you can charge
me under a repealed law? Show me,” Kanu said. “Omotosho, where is the law? Any judgment declared in this court is complete rubbish.”He further challenged the judge to point out any statute that allows a defendant’s right to file a final address to be waived.
“You don’t know the law. Show me where it says you can waive the right to a final address,” he added.
The video capturing the exchange has since circulated widely on social media.
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