Court Grants Nnamdi Kanu Bail, Asks Him To Present Respected Jewish Leader As Surety

BEVERLY HILLS, April 25, (THEWILL) – A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu who has been in detention since 2015.

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The presiding judge, Justice Binta Nyako, granted Kanu bail on “health grounds”, ruling that he must produce three sureties, including a “highly respected and recognised jewish leader”.

Aside a jewish leader, the court held that Kanu must also produce a “highly placed person of Igbo extraction such as a Senator”, as well as “a highly respected person who is resident and owns landed property in Abuja”.

Each of the sureties are to deposit N100 million.