BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu Insists On Recusal Of Binta Nyako From Case, As Court Fixes Proceedings Date

 BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu Insists On Recusal Of Binta Nyako From Case, As Court Fixes Proceedings Date 

The incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has insisted that the recusal of the former presiding judge at the Nigerian federal high court, Justice Binta Nyako must be upheld as date for resumption of his legal tussle with the Nigerian government draws near. 

This was made known by his lead counsel, Barr Aloy Ejimakor on his X official handle after his routine visit on Wednesday, 22th January 2025. 

Recall that on 24th September 2024, amidst court proceedings the IPOB leader accused Justice Nyako of bias and prejudice, demanding her recusal from his case after 8 years of inconclusive precedence. The judge obliged and acknowledged the prayer of Mr Kanu, accepting to step down. 

However, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, John Tsoho has been alleged of reassigning the case to Mrs Nyako even after her unanimous decision to withdraw from the case. 

Hence, the IPOB leader according to his recent publicized opinion through his legal representative maintains his grounds of appeal that the recusal of Mrs Nyako from his case should be upheld by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court. The IPOB leader also instructed his legal team to commence countervailing actions to ensure that the reassignment of the case to another Judge is upheld.

"Due to its constitutional implications, Onyendu instructed the legal team to take certain countervailing steps to ensure that his case is not handled by the same Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako who had withdrawn from the case by virtue of the order of recusal entered on 24th September 2024." 

The press statement allured that the reversion of the case to Justice Nyako's table would be a legal abberation and imply that the decision cementing the recusal order has been violated.

"The point was stressed that should the case still lie with Justice Murtala-Nyako, it would mean that the same court is disobeying an order that it made. We are therefore looking forward to going to court as long as another Judge of the Federal High Court is assigned to the case." 

Alternatively, the statement suggested the case being transferred to Eastern Nigeria (the homestead/region of the IPOB Leader) if the federal high Court has lost confidence in other judges on the bench at the federal capital territory, Abuja. 

"If no other Judge in Abuja is willing to handle the case, the Chief Judge is free to transfer the case to Umuahia, Awka, Enugu, Asaba, Port Harcourt or any other Federal High Court within the former Eastern Nigeria where the offenses were alleged to have happened or allegedly had impact," the statement concluded. 

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