* Motion for stay of execution to be heard Oct 24
The Federal government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Court of Appeal judgment which freed the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu..
In the appeal filed at the apex court by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) on October 19, the Federal government asked the Supreme Court to stay the execution of the October 13 Court of Appeal judgment that freed the leader of the separatist group.
The federal government in the seven-ground notice of appeal, faulted the lower court’s decision and also asked that it be set aside.
The Federal government claimed that the Court of Appeal erred when it faulted the manner Nnamdi Kanu was brought back to face trial after he jumped bail and fled the country.
It also claimed that the Court of Appeal erred when it struck out the pending charge against Kanu on the ground that the trial court no longer possessed the requisite jurisdiction to continue the trial because of the manner Kanu was returned to the country upon allegedly jumping bail.
The apex court is scheduled to hear the motion for stay of execution on Monday, October 24, 2022.