Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has announced that the judgment in the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, self-proclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, will be handed down without the defendant present.
The ruling came on Thursday during the resumed trial, following what the judge described as Kanu’s “unruly behaviour” in court. Earlier, Justice Omotosho had ordered the IPOB leader’s removal from the courtroom after he disrupted proceedings midway through the session.
The judge also dismissed three fresh motions filed by Kanu, describing them as unmeritorious, after the case had been adjourned for judgment.
As Justice Omotosho prepared to deliver the ruling, initially scheduled for Thursday, November 20, Kanu protested, arguing that the court could not proceed because he had not yet filed his final written address.
Raising his voice in court, Kanu accused the judge of bias and claimed that Justice Omotosho lacked knowledge of the law.
Following the disruption, Kanu was removed from the courtroom, and the judge proceeded to deliver the final judgment in his absence.
