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Appeals Court discharges, acquits Nnamdi Kanu of terrorism charges
Nigerian-British separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu when he attended a trial for treasonable felony at the Federal High Court in Abuja on February 9, 2016. The Court of Appeal in Abuja has declared as illegal and unlawful his abduction.
Photo credit: Pius Utomi Ekpei | AFP
What you need to know:
- The court also quashed the terrorism charges brought against him by the Federal Government.
- The Court held that the Federal Government breached all local and international laws in the forceful rendition of Kanu to Nigeria.
- Last year, he was taken back to the country after Nigerian authorities said they had arrested him in London with the help of intelligence agencies.
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has declared as illegal and unlawful, the abduction of the Biafra nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria.
The court also quashed the terrorism charges brought against him by the Federal Government.
