The Federal Government has asked the Supreme Court to set
aside the October 13 Appeal Court judgment which discharged and acquitted the
leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.
The notice of appeal dated October 18, which was signed by
the Director, Public Prosecution of the Federation, Mohammed Abubakar, Senior
State Counsel, G. Nweze, Department of Public Prosecution, Federal Ministry of
Justice and Assistant Chief State Counsel, D. Kaswe and A. Aluko contained
seven grounds of appeal against the Appeal Court judgement.
The President Muhammadu Buhari’s-led government is also
seeking a stay of execution of the judgment of the court presided over by
Justice Jummai Sankey, pending the hearing and final determination of the
appeal before the Supreme Court.
The Federal government noted that the IPOB leader posed a
flight risk following the earlier judgement.
The government faulted the Appeal Court’s stance that how
the separatist was brought back to the country from Kenya can vitiate and weaken
the criminal charges of treason, treasonable felony and terrorism filed against
him in 2021.
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