Judge orders Kanu to be taken out of court

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Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Drama as judge orders Nnamdi Kanu to be taken out of court

It dismissed Kanu’s request for the case to be referred to the Court of Appeal, stressing that section 306 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, forbade the stay of proceedings in a criminal matter.

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The court equally refused the defendant’s request for bail, saying it would, in the course of the judgement, consider some of the issues Kanu raised in his motions.

As the judge attempted to commence the reading of the judgement, Kanu stood his ground, shouting that the court had no jurisdiction to decide the case without admitting his written address.

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