•Kanu asks court to quash detention order
Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) and Movement for the Actualisation of a Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), have announced a ceasefire on protest in the South-East and some parts of the South-South.
The groups were masterminds of series of protests, which rocked the South-East recently.
In a joint statement made available to newsmen in Enugu yesterday, the groups announced resolve to halt demonstrations and protests to pave way for what they called the much-published dialogue on Nnamdi Kanu’s release.
The statement signed by Ugwuoke Ibem Ugwuoke, national secretary of MASSOB, and Emma Powerful, IPOB spokesman, noted that the decision to stop the protests is not out of cowardice but a proof of maturity and professionalism as a decent self-determination groups.
They issued an ultimatum to the Federal Government to prove their seriousness and sincerity on the much-published dialogue on Kanu’s release.
Meanwhile, Kanu, has asked a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to set aside an order earlier granted the Department of State Services (DSS) to detain him for 90 days on alleged investigation of terrorism against him by the Federal Government.
In a motion brought under Sections 35 (1); 35(4) and 35(5) of the 1999 Constitution, Kanu further asked the court to strike out a criminal charge with reference no FHC/ABJ/CS/873/2015 brought against him by the DSS.
Arguing before Justice Adeniyi Ademola by his counsel , Egechukwu Obetta, Kanu applied for an order of the court admitting him to bail and also directing the DSS to obey an order of the Chief Magistrate Court which had earlier granted him bail.
The applicant claimed that the order of the Federal High Court that permitted the DSS to detain him for 90 days pending the investigation of terrorism allegations against him was obtained fraudulently by the DSS.
Justice Adeniyi Ademola has adjourned till Monday December 14 for the DSS lawyer, Mr. Moses Idakwu to respond to the motion.
The Sun.
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