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Speaker 1: Chief Judge of Federal High Court in Nigeria, Justice John

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Tahamba Soho, has rejected the Bible plea by the the

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ten Indigenous People of Biafra HIPOP leader Nami Kanu for

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the trial judge in the case, Justice Winter in Yako,

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to withdropping the judge over the lawsuits. The rejection by

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the Chief George was confound by Nnamdiknu’s lawyer, Alloy J. Mcco,

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according to Sahara reporters. According to the news Media, Sahara

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reporters gathered that Justice Soho returned to Namdi Khanu’s case

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failed to her to handle, saying to other judges were

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previously recused from the case. Justice Soho stated that Kanu’s

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case was reassigned to Justice in Yako due to its

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prolonged natural then turned back to twenty fifteen. Given that

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Justice in Yakov had hannuled the case for the most part,

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she was named the most suitable judge to see it

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through to its conclusion. However, the Chief Judge director that

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if at the next hearing of the case, Klu still

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insists on recusing Justice in Yako, he must file a

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written motion with an affidelite stating all the grounds for

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requesting the refusal. When contacted, Calu’s special lawyer, Barrista Alloy J. Maco,

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who confiled the development to Sahara reporters on Friday, said yes,

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it is true. We are awaiting a hearing notice to

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that effect from the Federal High Court. Justice in Yako

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earlier refused herself from the case following an oral application

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by Kandu and his lawyer Alloy J. Maco. Kalo had

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expressed loss of confidence in Justice in Yaku, accusing her

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of disregarding Supreme Court orders. On the other hand, Premion

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Times reported that Winter in Yaku has reaccepted the treasonable

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felony case involving in the Nambekanu, the detend leader of

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the Indigenous people of berva Ipob, after withdrawing from its

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last month. Premium Times has learned court sources who have

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been briefed on the matter told Prairium Times that missus

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in Yako may resume sitting on the matter anytime soon,

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barring any unforceane developments. This comets less than three weeks

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after mister Canu, who has been fasting charges arising from

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his separatist activities for cessation of a republic of Billflra

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from Nigeria since twoy and fifteen pressured Misses in Yako

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to refuse herself from the nine year old case. The

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twenty fourth of September proceedings took a dramatic tone when

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mister Canu defied the norm of courtroom dekorom to break

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in on a rambling back and fourth argument between the

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bar and the bench. We had reported in September last

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month that Justice winter in Yako of Federal High Court

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sitting in Abuja has withdrawn from the case of the

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ten Biafra leader in Nagae Canoe after the trial could

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not commence on Tuesday following the Billfra leader’s personal confrontation

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with the judge. For the circontent this year, in nam

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Dekanu cited Nigeria Supreme Court rulings and sections of the

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Nigeria laws to insist that the West Africa country lacked

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the legal statles to prosecute him for offenses he allegedly

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committed in England, United Kingdom. According to Unamdi Kali, the

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nine count charges were offenses he allegedly committed while he

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was in the United Kingdom, but the Federal Government of

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Nigeria has been planes maut with the case by those

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always switching the locations he was when they alleged crimes

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were committed in nam Dei, Kalu said before the federal

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government said he committed the offenses when he was in England,

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but after presenting his defense in line with previous Supreme

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Court rulings and some sections of the Nigeria laws, the

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government changed the location to Nigeria. In Namdi, Kalu said,

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looking at the impaterality of the trial George just as

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winter in Yako, he cannot continue with the shenanigans of

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the Federal government and the court insisting it is Nigeria

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now that says the court can’t try him because the

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alleged offenses were not committed when he was in Nigeria.

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Naldiknu said he has already spent four years in the

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detention facility of the Department of State Services the SS

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and if he spent another one year in detention will

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not kill him, waiting for the Chief Judge of the

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Federal Capital Territory f City to reassign the case to

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another judge, insisting what matters is justice and the law

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court must obeient all the decisions of the Nigeria Supreme

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Court of Justice and stop obeying burning the ones that

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are against him while ignoring the ones that favoled him.

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Naldikanu said the persecution of Ego people will stop with him,

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adding he is a freedom fighter only fighting against the

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continuous persecution of his people. Details of the court proceedings,

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as reported by pont newspaperates does as the resumed hearing

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in the trial of the Leader of the Indigenous People

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of Biafra in Namdekanu at the Federal High Court in

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Abuja on Tuesday, Justice winter In Yako said she was

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going to refuse herself from the trial. Recused, as defined

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by the law dot Con Dictionary, means to refuse to

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be a judge, or for a judge to agree to

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a request by one of the parties to step aside

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in a lawsuit or appeal because of a conflict of

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interest or other good reason acquaintanceship with one of the parties,

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for example. It also applies to a judge or prosecutor

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being removed. In Yako’s response to recuse herself from the

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trial followed Canyon’s request in the open court that the

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trial judge refus herself from his trial since she has

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refused to obey the orders of the Supreme Court. Klio

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is being prosecuted by the Federal government on a cevil

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count bordering on terrorism. Klio started that he had lost

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confidence in the court and that the trial judge should

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refuse herself from his trial. Meanwhile, Justice Iyako replied that

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she will be happy to do just that. She added

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that she will be sending Canu’s case file back to

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the Chief Judge for it to be reassigned. Meanwhile, Cano

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ordered his counsel Alloyer J. Macle to sit down while

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he was trying to persuade the court to suspend the

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trial on the basis that his client was delaying the

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opportunity to prepare his defense. Cano referred to the Supreme

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Court judgment where alleged by us against the judge was raised.

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Sit down, I say you should sit down, Caru had

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yelled at his lawyer. Speaking further, he said, my lord,

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I have no confidence in this court anymore, and I

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ask you to refuse yourself because you did not abide

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by the decision of the Supreme Court. I can understand

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it if the DSS refuses to obey a court order.

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But for this court to refuse to obey an order

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of the Supreme Court is regrettable. I am asking you

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to refuse yourself from this case. The prosecution Council Adebayega

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Alamolu San however, tried to Hourge Justice in Yaku to

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proceed with the trial, but she responded that she had

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been minded to refuse herself from the case. I hereby

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recuse myself and remit the case file back to the

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Chief George. She declared, we had reported and made this

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year that in a rare case in the history of

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legal proceedings in the world. In nam Dekani, the the

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ten leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra I pomp

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helped himself at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja

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on Monday and played the role of a lawyer with

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full energy and volgrant command of words, with fearless loud voice,

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defended himself with first to first confrontation with the trial judge,

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Justice winter In Yako and the Federal government prosecuted Council

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Adebuyega our Molu Lnamli Kano y Confronting the George, asked

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Justice Minter in Yako, y Code she reconducted his trial

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contrary to the provisions of the Loss of Nigeria and

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international treaties which Nigeria is signatory to. A voice of

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justice winter In Yako could be held in the video

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posted online trying to respond to Unamdi Canu queries about

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the commanding voice end. Continuous marshaling of words with historical

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citation of facts and sections of the laws by Linami

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Canu suppressed the voice of the George. The video shows

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in Namdi Canu speaking at a corridor in front of

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a mini office inside the courtroom where Justice Vinta Inyako

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was inside listening and tried to respond to the the

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tenth BELFA leaders confrontations and allegations of injustice and intermidation.

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Namdi Canu, according to BBC, also confronted the Federal Government

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prosecution lawyer Adebuyega our Molu and called him a terrorist.

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Kado pointed at f G lawyer Adembuega Auramolo and said

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in quote, does you are a terrorist? You know gets

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power to try me? Naldi Cano. Actions and reactions began

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when the trial George, justicevnor In Yako denied him well

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or refused to grant him house arrest. The court ruling

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forced Nandi Canu to raise his hand and insisted of

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addressing the court himself. Nalde Cano on Monday, after the

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Federal High Court sitting in Abuja dismissed his French real

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application for him to be removed from the Department of

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State Service DESS, while speaking with news reporters, said that

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Nigerian court seeking to try him is committing an act

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of terrorism. Naldi Canu condemned Nigerian government for allegedly violating

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the provisions of Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act by seeking

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to try him. Justice Ventor In Yakov Had on Monday

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dismissed Cannon’s fresh applications seeking the restoration of his revoked

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bill and his removal from the DSS custody to a

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house arrest or prison custody. Justice in Yako disenessed the

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application for lacking in merit and wrote that Kanu had

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brought the same application before the court reacted to the

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claim that the Supreme Courts ruling in twenty twenty three,

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indicating that Kanu did not jump bell. Justice in Yako

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said that she found as a fact that the iPod

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leader jumped the bell granted to him earlier and that

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he escaped out of Nigeria. Justice in Yako, in her

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Rulin said that the shots who stood for Canoe in

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the earlier bell had applied to be discharged and had

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been discharged on the ground that the court did not

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locate Canu and did not know his whereabouts. Justice Mentor

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in Yako stated further that the only option left for

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Kanu was to go to the Court of Appeal and

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should proceed to the Appellate Court to exercise his right

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of appeal. The Judge of around the claim of CANDUs

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led Council that the Supreme Court held that the earlier

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bell granted him ought not to have been revoked. According

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to the judge, she has ferules the Supreme Court judgment

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copy and did not see the claim by Candu’s lawyer.

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Helped by the ruling, Callus said that section two three

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f of Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act provided that any

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court seeking to try him was committing an act of terrorism.

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Caru insisted that he did not jump bell earlier granted

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to him and that no Nigerian court could try him.

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Terrorism Prohibition Act says I cannot be tried in Nigeria.

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I can never be tried in any court of law

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in Nigeria. That is what the law says. Anybody coming

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to try me is a terrorist. That is what the

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law says. Section two three f of Terrorism Prevention and

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Prohibition Act says that any court trying to try me

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is committed in an art of terrorism. You cannot be

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lent a treaty that Nigeria and turned into and come

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to try that person. It is not done anywhere in

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the world. That is why there is all these ridiculous delays.

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The Supreme Court said that I did not jump well,

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my home was invented. They came to kill me and

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I survived. They came to Kenya to kidnap me, brought

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me back to this country and seeking to try me,

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which the law says cannot happen. You cannot be lent

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a treaty that Nigeria and turned into and hope to

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stand on that illegality to conduct a trial. It is

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not done anywhere in the world, no exception whatsoever. Section

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twelve of the Constitution Nigeria says that any treaty ratified

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by Nigeria becomes the law. You cannot change it. It

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doesn’t matter what they do. All these shenanigans is just

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pure rubbish. I believe in furness and justice. Nav Cano

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started in quote sas one on Ned bringin you benees

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in a mortgage away