Nnamdi Kanu Appears In Court

The leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu, has arrived the Abuja Chief Magistrate Court to answer criminal charges brought against him by the Federal Government.

The court had ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to produce Mr. Kanu unfailingly before it on Monday.

Kanu had earlier failed to appear in court as the prosecution counsel, Mr Moses Idakwo, told the court that the IPOD leader was not brought to court because of an application challenging the jurisdiction of the court to continue the trial, which was already slated for hearing.

Following the absence of the accused person, Magistrate Shuaibu Usman ordered the DSS to produce him on November 23, to enable him identify his legal team and continue with the trial.

Meanwhile, a team of about 20 lawyers led by Nnamdi Kanu's lead attorney, Barrister Obetta appeared for him at today's hearing.

At the hearing, the prosecuting attorney of the Directorate of State Security (DSS), sort to make an application to discontinue and withdraw the charges against him at the Majistrate Court on the grounds that they have new charges against him which they wish to pursue in the High Court.

Kanu's lawyers opposed the application on the grounds that subsisting Court orders issued by Majistrate Shuaibu Usman has not been obeyed by the prosecutor.

The Magistrate fixed 1st of Decemeber 2015 for the hearing of the application. Memebers of IPOB at the Court demanded and insisted that their leader address them. As the demand was gathering momentum the DSS officials whisked him off the premises in a commando style.

Mr Nnamdi Kanu is standing trial for alleged criminal conspiracy, managing and belonging to an unlawful society and criminal intimidation contrary to sections 97 and 397 of the penal code.

Kanu was arrested on October 18 by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on his arrival from the United Kingdom.