Contrary to the order of Justice Binta Nyako, the detained leader of the Indegenious People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja for his trial, putting on the same designers clothes he has been wearing since June last year when he was arrested.
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Justice Nyako had on Tuesday, ordered the Department of State Services, DSS, to allow Kanu to have a change of cloth.
Meanwhile, when the matter was called up on, the Prosecution counsel, Mr. Shuaibu Labaran, told the court that Kanu was the one that chose to wear his designers clothes.
He adds that the DSS has provided Kanu with a new Orthopedic mattress, pillows and blankets.
Responding, Kanu’s lead counsel, Mike Ozekhome, told the court that it was not true that his client insisted on wearing his designers clothes as it was not his visiting day yesterday and fresh clothes couldn’t be passed to him.
He adds that clothes will be passed to him on his next visiting day.
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He however commends the DSS for providing the IPOB leader with new mattress and pillows.
Before allowing Kanu to be re-arraigned on the amended 15-count treasonable felony charge the Federal Government preferred against him, Justice Nyako reiterated her demand for the Defendant to have a change of clothes.
Kanu is currently entering his plea to the fresh amended charge against him which borders on his alleged commission of act of terrorism, felony, incitement, unlawful importation of a radio transmitter, and headship of an illegal organization.
Already, the DSS had before Kanu was ushered into the court room around 10:15am, produced several documentary evidence, including electronic devices it would use to play some of alleged inciting broadcasts that were made by the Defendant
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