The Federal Government yesterday urged a Federal High Court in Abuja to decline the bail application by pro-Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu and his associates, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi.
The trio were arraigned on January 20 on a six-count of treasonable felony; running an unlawful organisation, plotting to levy war on the country, illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and unlawful importation of a transmitter, with which they ran the illegal Radio Biafra.
Yesterday, the Director of Public Prosecution, Mohammad Diri, moved the counter-affidavit on their bail application, urging the court to decline the request.
Diri said Kanu admitted he was a British citizen who sneaked into the country.
He added that he could sneak out of the country, if admitted to bail.
Earlier, while arguing the bail application, defence lawyer M. U. Udechukwu told the court that their offences were bailable and urged the court to grant them bail.
Udechukwu relied on sections 158 and 162 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015.
He argued that the prosecution’s claims were not sufficient to deny the defendants bail.
Justice James Tsoho adjourned ruling till Friday.
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