Nnamdi Kanu's Lawyer REVEALS What Will Happen When Trial Begins; See What He Said

  A Aegal practitioner, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor who is to represent Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in court, has given his assurance that his client will definitely get justice. 

He expressed confidence on  the trial in an exclusive interview with Sahara Reporters on Wednesday in his reaction to the arrest, extradition and trial of the pro-Biafra separatist leader.

He also admitted that the way the whole arrest and arraignment went down came as a shock to him and many other people, nevertheless, he is certain that justice will defitely be served no matter what. 

While he said he was not in Abuja on Tuesday when the arraignment went down, he added that the international community and the Nigerian people are observing with keen interest.

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Kanu, the IPOB leader was apprehended outside the United Kingdom during the weekend and brought to Nigeria to continue his trial at a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday.

Justice Binta Nyako ruled that he should be in the custody of the Department of Security Services (DSS) till the next hearing on July 26.

While responding, Ejimakor said, "I have not met Nnamdi Kanu because I wasn't in Abuja yesterday when the whole matter broke.

"Well, first of all let me state here clearly not only as a lawyer but also as a human being that I have a profound confidence in the capacity of the Nigerian judiciary to render justice in this matter.

"The concern I have is the process of his arrest and arraignment in court yesterday. And given the process of the whole saga calls for concern for every man or woman of conscience.

"I do hope because of the international spotlight on the matter and the delicate nature of this matter, the entire nation is looking at it and I think government will do the responsible thing of treating him fairly."

The lawyer to the IPOB leader also revealed that it could not be ascertained that Kanu jumped bail in 2017 owing to the situations around his non-appearance before the court.

Ejimakor also said there are possibilities that Kanu might get a bail, adding that those processes are before the court.

"Of course, making sure of his constitutional right of fair trial, his constitutional right of human dignity and his constitutional right of having access to his legal counsel and to be presumed innocent until proven otherwise.

"And again I will expect that his constitutional right to bail would also attach. That brings me to the issue of whether he jumped bail or not. The matter of jumping bail or not is still pending before Justice Binta Nyako. 

"It has not been decided one way or the other that he jumped bail because the court will conduct a hearing before the final decision. He deserves that.

“It’s possible that the Court will finally determine that he didn’t jump bail, looking at the circumstance of why he did not appear for his trial in 2017.

"Processes will be filed. Once a suspect is arrested, some processes will ensue and these processes are already before the court. And if there are needs to file fresh processes of course they will be filed and they are constitutional," he added.

Recall that SCOOPER reported that the leader of the proscribed Indegenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has been arrested by the federal government.

According to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, Kanu was arrested and brought to Nigeria on Sunday.

The AGF made the announcement on Tuesday while speaking with journalists.

Malami explained that the arrest followed a collaborative effort between security agencies in Nigeria and the Interpol, 

The AGF also said that Kanu would be taken before the Federal High Court in Abuja for continuation of his trial on charges bordering on terrorism, treasonable felony, unlawful possession of firearms and management of an unlawful society.