The Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to Wednesday, after he declined to take his plea in the 15-count terrorism charges instituted against him by the Federal Government.
He accused the government of ambushing him with the new charges on Monday, which led to an adjournment of the case by the court to enable Kanu to take his plea on the new counts in the charge.
Through his lead counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), Kanu alleged that the government had breached the principle of fair hearing with the manner the new charge was served.
Ozekhome complained that the new charge was the sixth in the series, adding that his client cannot proceed to take a plea in the charges he has not studied to prepare for defence as required by law.
The IPOB leader, through his lawyer, had complained of poor feeding, clothing and denial to practice the religion of his choice.
In response, Justice Nyako reminded him that the detention facility is not a five-star hotel but ordered that Kanu be allowed to come to court in fresh clothes.
The court also directed that Kanu be allowed to meet with his lawyers inside the courtroom before going into the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).
