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| Nnamdi Kanu should be freed UNCONDITIONALLY - Coalition of Civil Society Groups |
Press Statement
ON THE BAIL CONDITIONS FOR NNAMDI KALU THE LEADER OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF BIAFRA
We recall the media reports on the grant of bail to Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra by Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court. It is trite law that the power to grant bail involves the exercise of judicial discretion and the criteria for the exercise has been streamlined by the decisions of Supreme Court of Nigeria in a plethora of cases [Suleiman & Anor v C.O.P. Plateau State (2008) 2-3 S.C.; Bamaiyi v The State (2001) 4 S.C. (Pt) 1 18; Dokubo Asari v Federal Republic of Nigeria (2007) 5-6 S.C 150]. While we admit that the exercise of discretion and the conditions attached to bail may vary from case to case, it must be situated within the context of constitutionalism, legality, the facts of the case and follow judicial precedent.
