President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government has filed an appeal before the apex court in Nigeria, the Supreme Court to stop the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, as earlier granted by the lower Appeal Court of Justice.
The Federal Government has asked the supreme court to stop the execution of the October 13, 2022 Court of Appeal ruling that freed the Biafra separatist group’s leader.
The relief contained in a motion for a stay of execution was filed on Wednesday by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami before the supreme court.
The motion contained a seven-ground notice of appeal.
The Federal Government faulted the lower court’s decision and also pleaded for it to be overturned.
The Federal Government stated among others, that the Court of Appeal erred when it criticised the manner in which Kanu was returned to face trial after jumping bail and fleeing the country.
FG also stated that the Court of Appeal erred when it dismissed the pending charge against Kanu on the grounds that the trial court lacked the jurisdiction to continue the trial due to the manner in which Kanu was returned to the country after allegedly jumping bail.
A date is yet to be fixed for the hearing of the motion for a stay of execution.
