It seems his wishes to be bailed, will soon been granted as the director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, appeared in Abuja court today with smiles despite tight security.
Nnamdi Kanu all smiles
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, was pictured all smiles as he makes another appearance today at the federal high court in Abuja.
According to reports, Justice John Tsoho, has fixed Friday for ruling on the application of Nnamdi's bail.
Senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), M.U Udechukwu, who took the lead argument for Kanu’s bail, urged the court to release him, stating that the alleged offence is a bailable one.
Udechukwu argued that the Criminal Justice Act, 2015, stipulated bail for anyone not accused of a capital offence, adding that the offence Kanu was accused of committing, is a civil issue, and that the right to agitate is guaranteed in a democracy.
"The right to agitate is inherent in a democracy. People must not be denied of their rights to protest by way of being kept in custody. If national security was a ground to throw people into detention the Criminal Justice Act would have said so," he said.
Counsel to the federal government, Mohammed Diri, said he was 'seriously opposed to this application'. He argued that the application did not fulfil certain conditions spelt out in section 162 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2015.
Diri said that Kanu could jump bail if released because, according to his statement to the Department of State Services (DSS), he is a British citizen. "He sneaked into this country. He didn’t enter the country the proper way. He may sneak out. I urge this court to refuse this application and order for accelerated hearing," he said.
Nnamdi Kanu was later taken away by prison officers after the court adjourned to Friday.