NJC denies ordering for release of Nnamdi Kanu

National Judicial Council (NJC), Thursday, denied a report making the rounds that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has ordered the immediate release and repatriation of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, back to Kenya.

This was contained in a statement signed by NJC’s Deputy Director of Information, Kemi Ogedengbe, and made available to newsmen in Abuja.

Kanu is billed to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja Friday to take a fresh plea before a new judge, Justice James Omotosho, who was handed the case file after the previous trial judge, Justice Binta Nyako, recused herself as she was alleged of bias by Kanu.

But while reacting, the NJC described the report as the figment of imagination of the writer, adding that the CJN has nothing to do with Kanu’s case.

The statement reads further: “The council wishes to state that the media report is false and figment of imagination of the writer, as there are no court proceedings, decision or judgment where such statements ascribed to His Lordship was made.

“The council categorically states that the Hon CJN neither presided over any case of Kanu at the apex court, where jurisdiction issue was argued nor makes any such pronouncement.

“His Lordship, the Hon CJN never wrote any formal letter to the Kenya Government or Kenya High Commission apologising on the issue of arrest of Nnamdi Kanu and trial.

“The council urges members of the public to disregard the fake story.”