The judge in charge of the terrorism trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, Justice James Omotosho, has said that judgment could be delivered in the absence of a defendant in cases of unruly behaviour.
The judge made the statement after Nnamdi Kanu was escorted
out of the courtroom on Thursday for challenging one of the rulings.
Kanu had, among other things, prayed the court to grant him
bail and urged the court to allow him more time to file his final written
address.
This followed counter-motions filed by the prosecution
counsel, Awomolo, SAN, in reply to Kanu’s first and second motions, insisting
that Kanu’s motion for bail was an abuse of court process.
Awomolo further urged the court to dismiss the three motions
filed by Nnamdi Kanu.
Justice Omotosho subsequently dismissed Kanu’s request for a
stay of proceedings and refused him bail.
The court also dismissed Kanu’s motion for more time to file
his final written address.
Justice Omotosho frowned at Kanu’s unruly behaviour,
insisting that the court as an institution must be respected.
“The sanctity of the temple of justice must be respected,”
he said.
“By judicial precedence, if a defendant becomes unruly, a
verdict can be given in his absence.”
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