The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out 8 of the 15 terrorism and felony charges preferred against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, by the Nigerian government.
Ruling on a preliminary objection filed by the IPOB leader on Friday, Justice Binta Nyako freed Kanu on the 8 counts.
Justice Nyako said, “In this instant preliminary objection application, I have read the counts and come to the conclusion that counts 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 and 14 have not disclosed any offence against the defendant.
“Counts 1,2,3,4,5,13 and 15 show some allegations which the defendant has to answer.”
The judge, afterwards fixed May 18 to rule on Nnamdi Kanu’s application for bail.
