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| Kanu regains freedom from DSS clutches. To be remanded in Kuje Prison pending bail |
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) out of the Department of State Services (DSS). The case presided over by Justice John Tsoho ordered that Knau be instead remanded in prison.
Chuks Muoma (SAN), counsel to Kanu prayed the court to send his client to prison so that his family could have access to him.
Mohammed Diri, counsel to the DSS, however prayed the court to keep Kanu in the custody of the DSS for security reasons.
After listening to the both of them Tsoho gave the order that Kanu be remanded in Kuje prison pending his trial for treason
Kanu was arraigned in court today, January 20, 2016 on treason charges and other offences bordering on his agitation for the secession of the Republic of Biafra from Nigeria.
The Federal High Court was said to have struck out six charges of treasonable felony brought against Kanu by the Department of State Services (DSS).
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