The Appeal Court on Friday, suspended the execution of its judgement that ordered President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to release the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
It would be recalled that the appellate court in its ruling on Oct 13 had ordered the Federal Government to release the Biafra agitator.
But Justice Haruna Tsanammi on friday ordered that the result of the ruling be forwarded to the Supreme Court within seven day for expeditious hearing.
This means Kanu, is expected to remain in the custody of the Department of State Services pending when the Supreme Court hears the case.
A three-man panel of the Court of Appeal said the Federal High Court lacks the jurisdiction to try him in view of his abduction and extraordinary rendition to Nigeria in flagrant violation of the OAU convention and protocol on extradition.
The court also held charges preferred against Kanu did not disclose the place, date, time and nature of the alleged offences before being unlawfully extradited to Nigeria in clear violation of international treaties.
To stop Kanu’s subsequent release, the Federal Government had applied that the execution of the judgment be suspended pending the resolution of its appeal lodged at the Supreme Court.
Justice Tsanammi on Friday held that the counter affidavit filed against the Federal Government’s application by Kanu’s legal team was misleading.
