By Paul Akalonu
The Federal Government filed its case against Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu in the Supreme Court yesterday.
It has requested the Supreme Court to delay the implementation of the October 13 Court of Appeal decision that released the separatist group’s head.
The request is one of the reliefs sought in the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation’s plea for a stay of execution submitted yesterday before the Supreme Court (AGF).
The application included a seven-ground notice of appeal in which the Federal Government not only criticized the lower court’s ruling, but also requested that it be overturned.
The appellant maintained, among other things, that the Court of Appeal erred when it faulted the manner Kanu was brought back to face trial after he jumped bail and fled the country.
It further claimed that the Court of Appeal erred when it dismissed the current charge against Kanu on the grounds that the trial court lacked the necessary power to continue the trial due to the way in which Kanu was returned to the country after allegedly jumping bail.
A hearing date of the appeal for a stay of execution is yet to be known..
