Why Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyers Were Absent In Court – FG Speaks

The Federal Government has revealed why the lawyers representing the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, were absent in court.

The Counsel to the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Abubakar, told Justice Binta Nyako, that Kanu’s team of lawyers led by Ifeanyi Ejiofor, staged a walkout because some of the lawyers, including the American lawyer, Bruce Fein, were denied access into the courtroom.

According to NAN, Abubakar, who announced an appearance on behalf of the Attorney General of the Federation, made this known, following the non-appearance of any lawyer on behalf of Kanu behalf shortly after the case was called up on Wednesday, November 10, 2021.

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Speaking during the court session, Nnamdi Kanu informed the court that in the previous sitting, his foreign lawyer, Fein, was also denied access.

Justice Binta Nyako then adjourned the matter until January 19 and January 20 for the continuation of the trial.