A Federal High Court has set 20 November to deliver its judgment in the terrorism case against Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The Court, sitting in Abuja, fixed the date on Friday after Mr Kanu chose not to present his defence.
Justice James Omotosho stated that the defendant had been given a fair opportunity to make his case, having been allocated six days by the court, which he did not use.
The judge said that by failing to utilise this opportunity, Mr Kanu could not now claim he had been denied a fair hearing.
Meanwhile, during the proceedings, Mr Kanu’s legal team challenged the very basis of the trial. They argued that the terrorism charges against him are no longer valid because the law under which he was originally charged has since been repealed.
They urged the court to dismiss the charges and release him from detention.
The court will now deliver its ruling on this application and the overall case on 20 November.
Mr Kanu has been in detention since 2021, facing multiple charges related to terrorism and treasonable felony, which he denies.
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