{"id":57666,"date":"2022-01-18T17:06:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T16:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=57666"},"modified":"2022-01-18T16:55:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T15:55:50","slug":"nnamdi-kanu-engages-senior-lawyer-mike-ozekhome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nnamdi-kanu-engages-senior-lawyer-mike-ozekhome","title":{"rendered":"Nnamdi Kanu engages senior lawyer, Mike Ozekhome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Embattled Biafra Nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu has engaged the services of a constitutional lawyer and human rights activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, to fortify his defense in the fresh terrorism charges brought against him by the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>Ozekhome stormed the Federal High Court in company of Ifeanyi Ejiofor who had earlier been leading the team of lawyers for Kanu.<\/p>\n<p>Ejiofor confirmed to DAILY POST that changes have been effected in the defense in view of the new charges from the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, security has been beefed up at the Court premises and its environs.<\/p>\n<p>All roads leading to the Court have been effectively blocked by operatives of the Department of the State Services, DSS, to ward off possible threat to life and businesses by hoodlums.<\/p>\n<p>Details later\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Embattled Biafra Nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu has engaged the services of a constitutional lawyer and human rights activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, to fortify his defense in the fresh terrorism charges brought against him by the Federal Government. 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