THE Supreme Court has adjourned hearing of the suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra – IPOB, to September 14.
Kanu has been in the custody of the Department of State Services – DSS, since November 2021.
On October 13, 2022, the Court of Appeal struck out the terrorism and treasonable felony charges filed against the IPOB leader by the Nigerian government. The intermediate court then ordered the Federal Government to release sessionist.
Kanu had approached the court to appeal the verdict of the appeal court stopping his release from the custody of the Department of State Services – DSS.
During Thursday’s proceedings, the apex court granted the application of the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to file additional processes in response to Kanu’s filing.
The apex court said even if it proceeds to hear the appeal, there is no space within its calendar to write and deliver the verdict within the 90-day deadline.
The case was therefore adjourned to September 14.
