The Department of State Security (DSS) on Thursday barred journalists and some court officials from gaining access to the courtroom as the trial of the self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu resumes in the nation’s capital, Abuja.
Operatives of the country’s secret police early in the morning barricaded the entrance of the Federal High Court where the case is to be heard and they prevented reporters and officials from gaining entry.
Nnamdi Kanu is facing charges bordering on terrorism and treasonable felony brought against him by the Federal Government.
The Federal Government had filed seven amended charges bordering on treasonable felony and acts of terrorism against Kanu on Monday.
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, filed the charges on behalf of the government.
The trial judge who fixed today, October 21, for hearing, however, insisted the trial will not commence in Kanu’s absence.
Details to follow…
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