Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has struck out eight out of the 15 charges against leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
When the case resumed on Friday, the judge said counts six to 14 showed that Kanu is not liable thereby striking the charges out.
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She said, “In this instant preliminary objection application, I have read the counts and come to the conclusion that counts six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11, 12 and 14 have not disclosed any offence against the defendant.
“‘Counts one, two, three, four, five, eight and 15 show some allegations, which the defendant has to answer.
“The court shall proceed to try the defendant on those counts,” Justice Nyako said.
A former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, in his response to Friday’s court ruling, said he wished the Northern community is as focal as those of the Southern parts of the country where there have been campaigns over bad governance.
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