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Justice John Tsoho has ruled that an application by Nnamdi Kanu’s counsel is not based on facts and findings.
In his ruling, the judge over the matter, John Tsoho refused an application made by Kanu’s counsel, Chuks Muoma.
He said application is not based on facts and findings.
In a 5-paragraph counter affidavit, the DSS had asked the court to discontence Kanu’s application.
The DSS said the application filed by Kanu lacked merit and cannot stand.
Kanu in his application asked the court to stay proceedings on his trial pending an Appeal Court hearing on an appeal made over the court’s ruling to allow protection of defense witness.
The judge said the granting of stay of discretion of the court.
He also said the discretion must follow a process guided by principles of the appeal.
He said: “Stay of proceedings is antecedical to speedy trial and must be based on peculiar facts and findings.”
He however said that the appeal filed by the applicant is based on the proceedings of the court.
Tsoho said that there is no dispute as to the jurisdiction of the court to try the matter.
He also added that the trial of Nnamdi Kanu will continue unless on an order from the judicial
Meanwhile, the Uchenna Madu led faction of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has called on the leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to close ranks and resolve the leadership crisis rocking the pro-Biafran group.
MASSOB in a statement made available to Vanguard, decried that the level of internal crisis rocking the IPOB was creating a distraction from the primary target, interest and focus on the actualisation of Biafra.
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