The Court of Appeal on Monday rejected a request by the Federal Government to adjourn the application seeking to stay the execution of the judgment that struck out the terrorism charges against the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
The presiding judge, Justice Haruna Tsanami, subsequently gave the Federal Government till 12noon today, to move its application for the stay of execution of the judgment and to respond to the fresh one cited by Kanu’s legal team.
This is coming on the heels of the complaint by counsel for the Federal Government, David Kaswe. He had complained that he was served with counter affidavit by Kanu’s lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, last week Friday.
Counsel for Kanu however objected to the request on the grounds that only one additional authority was served and the Federal Government should have no excuse to seek adjournment because of that authority alone.