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an ex post as reshared by barrister a lawyer Gi McCaw,

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the co ordinating lawyer for the detained Biafra Republic Agitation leader,

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Marzi Namdycru, has given reasons why his elder brother had

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continued to defend himself on the ground of no case submission,

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saying the Federal Government of Nigeria, who made the accusations

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and file the terrorism charges against the Biafra leader, has

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not been able to pinpoint any aspect of the Nigeria

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laws that should warrant his brother, Marzi Namdykru to enter defense,

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citing several court rulings that invalidated the federal government accusations

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against the detained Biafra leader. This Kingsley Unto Carnu stated

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in reaction to the commentary of doctor Samamadi published on

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This Day newspaper. After the detained leader of the Indigenous

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People of Biafra, Namdycanu, on Monday, abandoned his earlier plan

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to call witnesses in his ongoing trial before the Federal

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High Court in Abuja. Nandi Karnu, who is being prosecuted

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on seven counts of terrorism charges brought against him by

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the federal government. Last two Friday had prayed the court

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for an adjournment after informing the trial Judge, Justice James

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Armatosho that his former legal team, led by a former

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Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief

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Karnu Agabi San, had yet to release his case file

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to him, though Nandi Krnu had earlier expressed his readiness

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to open his defense in a written application to the

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court in which he indicated his intention to call witnesses

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and requested the issuance of witness summons. But at the

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resumed hearing on Monday, Carnu told the court that upon

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reviewing the case file, he had concluded that there was

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no valid charge against him. Nandi Krnu argued that since

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he believed the charges were unlawful and that the prosecution

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had failed to establish any case, there was no need

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for him to proceed with his defense. According to Punch newspaper,

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the trial Judge, Justice James Omitosho directed Carlu to file

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a written address formally stating his position and to serve

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the prosecution Accordingly, Justice Omitosho further advised the IPOB leader

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to consult experts in criminal law to understand the possible

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legal implications of his decision. The judge thereafter adjourned the

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case to November fourth, five and six for the adoption

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of final written addresses based either on Carnu’s position that

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no case had been established against him, or for him

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to proceed with his defense if he decides otherwise. Kingsley

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Canunta Carlu’s statement, as recirculated by Barrister Alloy Eggie mccor

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on Thursday tagged legal rejoinder to the misleading commentary by

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doctor Samamadi published in This Day of the thirtieth of

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October twenty twenty five titled If I were Carlu, I

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would not refuse to write a defense stated as follows

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the one introduction correcting a misguided narrative. The recent article

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by doctor Samah Mahadi in This Stay at this Daleve

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of the thirtieth of October twenty twenty five, suggesting that

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Marzi Nandi Carnu should write a defense instead of claiming

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he has no case exemplifies how polly informed commentary can

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distort constitutional discourse in Nigeria. While the piece parades itself

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as legal analysis, it fundamentally misstates the law and facts

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of Marsi Carnu’s case. Carnu is not refusing to defend himself.

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He is asserting the obvious and unassailable fact that there

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exists no valid, cognizable charge known to Nigerian law for

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him to defend. That is not defiance, it is constitutional obedience. Two.

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The settled matter of rendition a closed chapter. Contrary to

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doctor Ahmadi’s impression, the illegality of Carlu’s abduction and extraordinary

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rendition from Kenya has been concluded settled. It is not

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in contention and not on trial. The matter has been

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determined by the Court of Appeal peroludo to Adefhope Okga

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JCA in fr N versus Carnu c abj CR six

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hundred twenty five two thousand, twenty seconds, which discharged Carnu

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on the thirteen of October twenty twenty two and declared

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his rendition unlawful. The United Nations Human Rights Council UNHRC

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July twenty twenty two and the UN Special Rapportchure on

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Counter Terrorism and Human Rights March twenty twenty three, both

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confirming violations of international law, the Federal High Court, which

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recognized the illegality of the rendition, and the Supreme Court

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for Emmanuel Agem JSC, who acknowledged that Carnu’s abduction was

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a grave violation of international and domestic law. Therefore, to

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suggest that Carnu is hiding behind rendition is disingenuous. That

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issue is Resjudicator, finally and conclusively determined. Three. The crux

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of the matter no charge known to law. Marzi Carnoo’s

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insistence that he has no case to answer rests squarely

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on Section thirty six twelve of the Constitution of the

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Federal Republic of Nigeria nineteen ninety nine, as amended. A

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person shall not be convicted of a criminal offense unless

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that offense is defined and the penalty therefore is prescribed

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in a written law. The present charge f hc av

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j c R. Three hundred and eighty three two thousand,

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fifteenths is built upon laws that have ceased to exist.

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Counts one to five and eight are founded on the

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Terrorism Prevention Amendment Act twenty thirteen, repealed by Section ninety

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seven of the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act twenty twenty

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two t p PA twenty twenty two. Count fifteen now

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seven is founded on the Customs and Excise Management Act

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c e m A CAPC forty five l f N.

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eighty one one of the Nigeria Customs Service Act twenty

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twenty three and Counts one two six. Alleging acts in

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Kenya have no validation under section seventy six one d

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Roman Fig. Three t p PA twenty twenty two, which

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mandates that the alleged act must be punishable under Kenyan

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law and certified by a Kenyan court. These are not technicalities,

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their jurisdictional voids. A man cannot be tried for an

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offense that is not defined by an existing law. To

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insist otherwise is to drag the judiciary into constitutional heresy

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four constitutional supremacy and non derogable immunity. When the Court

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of Appeal discharged Carnu on the thirteenth of October twenty

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twenty two two, that discharge triggered the nonderogible constitutional immunity

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enshrined in section thirty six nine. No person who shows

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that he has been tried by any court of competent

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jurisdiction for a criminal offense, and either convicted or acquitted,

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shall again be tried for that offense or for an

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offense having the same facts constituting that offense. This immunity

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is permanent, self executing a nonderogible as confirmed by sections

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one three and forty five one of the Constitution. No

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law court or executive order can override it. Even in

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times of national emergency. This right remains untouchable. Thus, the

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Supreme Court’s remittle Order of the fifteenth of December twenty

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twenty three, being inconsistent with Section thirty six nine, cannot

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lawfully revive a null charge. Under section one three, any

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act inconsistent with the Constitution is void ab initio as

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wark on medal bringin uprens in a mortgage away