Justice Binta Murtala Nyako of the Federal High Court has adjourned the Treason and Terrorism trial of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, indefinitely.
Nyako adjourned the suit on Monday following Kanu’s insistence that the judge cannot preside over his case since she had recused herself.
The proscribed IPOB leader had been insisting that the Judge recuse herself from his trial over alleged bias.
On Monday, he insisted in court that the Judge is biased in the handling of his trial.
Kanu’s trial was stalled after Nyako of the Abuja Federal High Court entered a recusal order on September 24, 2024.
Nnamdi Kanu and his lead counsel, Aloysius Ejimakor in court on Monday.
The judge issued the recusal order after Kanu asked her to step down from his trial because he lacked confidence in her ability.
Following her decision, Justice Nyako returned Kanu’s case file to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, John Tsoho.
However, Tsoho was said to have returned the file to Nyako to continue the trial.
Kanu is currently facing charges of terrorism leveled against him by the Federal Government.
The IPOB leader has been in detention since he was rearrested in Kenya and subjected to extraordinary rendition back to Nigeria in 2021.
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