Appeal Court reserves judgement in FG’s request against releasing Nnamdi Kanu

By Adeleye Kunle

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday reserved judgment in an application by the Federal Government seeking a stay of execution of its judgment that ordered the release of the Biafra nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu.

Justice Haruna Tsanami, who presided over the hearing of the application, announced that a date for delivery of judgment would be communicated to the parties when ready.

The Federal Government, while arguing the application, told the Court of Appeal that the Biafra nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu is a huge threat to national security and must be kept in detention to have relative peace.

Besides, government asserted that Kanu is a flight risk and would escape out of the country if the judgment which ordered his release was not stayed.

In a motion for stay of execution of the October 13 delivered in favour of Kanu, the Federal Government insisted that the Biafra nation agitator would throw the nation’s security into jeopardy and prejudice the public and private economic activities.

The Federal Government counsel, Mr David Kaswe, while arguing the motion informed the Appellate Court that Kanu had earlier demonstrated to be flight risk when he jumped out of the country when granted bail in the terrorism charges against him at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Kaswe insisted that it is in the interest of justice and the need to have relative peace in the South East and the whole Nigeria that Kanu be made to remain in detention pending the resolution of an appeal already filed at the Supreme Court.

“My Lords, our concerns, the concern of the Federal Government is the threat the release of Kanu poses to the security of this country and its political, social and economic activities. We will not be able to lay hands upon him if he is allowed out of detention and finds his way out of the country”