Tochukwu Uchendu, one of the
sureties who secured bail for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of
Biafra (IPOB), has asked the federal high court, Abuja, to order his arrest.
The whereabouts of Kanu became
unknown after soldiers raided his family house in Abia state in September.
At the court on Tuesday, Frank
Chude, counsel to Uchendu, moved the motion for the court to order Kanu’s
arrest.
He based his application on
section 174(a) and (b), 177, and 179 of the Administration of Criminal Justice
Act 2015, and section 36I and 6(6) of the 1999 constitution as amended.
Chude noted that after the
invasion of Kanu’s residence by the army on, he had not been seen in public.
“I am unable to communicate with
the 1st defendant and his whereabouts is unknown to me,” the lawyer submitted.
On his part, Shuiabu Labaran,
lawyer to the federal government, told the court that the proceeding for the
day was for the three sureties to show cause why the N300 million bail bond
should not be forfeited to the government.
He said this was based on the
fact that the three sureties had failed to produce Kanu in court to defend the
charge against him.
The two other sureties are
Enyinnaya Abaribe, senator representing Abia south, and Ben El-Shalom, a Jewish
priest.
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