Aloy Ejimakor, the lead counsel of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said the decision of the Abuja Federal High Court that it has no jurisdiction to entertain some of the charges against the Biafra agitator is illegal and unconstitutional.
Ejimakor faulted the court's decision to decline entertaining charges 1,2,3,4,5 and 8 against Kanu. His stance was contained in a notice of preliminary objection to jurisdiction. The IPOB leader is currently facing terrorism charges levelled against him by the Nigerian Government.
'And further take notice that at the hearing of this Preliminary Objection, the defendant shall -in addition to the affidavit, exhibits and the written address filed hereof -rely on the following grounds: 'Regarding counts 1,2,3,4,5 and 8, the provisions of the Terrorism Prevention Act 2011 under which the IPOB was proscribed and declared a terrorist group are inconsistent with the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution,and are thus void to the extent of the inconsistency.
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