The Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice James Omotosho will on December 8 consider a fresh application filed by the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, seeking to be moved out of the Sokoto Correctional Centre.
Justice Omotosho fixed the date after a brief session that turned dramatic following Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel’s attempt to stand in for him in court, a request that was turned down by the Judge who pointed out that only a licensed legal practitioner can appear on behalf of a defendant or a convict.
Kanu, in the personally signed motion ex parte, is asking the court to treat the application as already moved because he cannot physically appear to argue it.
The IPOB Leader demanded an order directing the Federal Government and the Nigerian Correctional Service to relocate him from the Sokoto prison to a facility within the jurisdiction of the Abuja court.
According to him, the long distance between Abuja and Sokoto is hampering him from preparing his notice of appeal and accessing those who can assist him.
He therefore requested that he be moved to Suleja or Keffi Custodial Centres, which are closer to Abuja.
Recall, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu who was convicted on November 20 on terrorism-related charges and handed a life sentence, was immediately moved out of Abuja and taken to the Sokoto Correctional Facility on November 21.
