Friday, 29 January 2016

Nnamdi Kanu sacks lawyer In Court Today



The Radio Biafra director Nnamdi Kanu is currently in the Federal High Court Abuja for consideration of his bail application.Federal High  Court declined the bail application by pro-Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu and his associates, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi, ordered accelerated hearing.
After a long wait and expectation, the court has announced the commencement of the ruling which will be coming in next 30 minutes.

The director of the Radio Biafra has withdrawn one of his lawyers, M. U Udechukwu from representing him in court.

Following the call for appearances, Udechukwu who argued the bail application in favour of kanu drew the attention of the court to letter said to have been addressed to the judge, John Tsoho.While Tsoho confirmed the letter, he said he believed it was a domestic matter and not to be on record.He said: “There is a handwritten letter addressed to my humble self by the first defendant.
The judge added that the first defendant had stated in the letter that during the last hearing, the lawyer that argued his case was not who he instructed to represent him.

Meanwhile, the lead counsel, Chuks Muoma addressing the court said he did not see the need for the controversy in the courtroom.
His words: “As embarrassing as this appears, I will advise that he take the ruling of the summons of bail which he led and argued and then handover.”

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