{"id":62818,"date":"2022-04-08T16:33:05","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T15:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/biafra-ipob-leader-nnamdi-kanu-arrives-court-ahead-of-ruling"},"modified":"2022-04-08T17:54:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T16:54:03","slug":"biafra-ipob-leader-nnamdi-kanu-arrives-court-ahead-of-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/biafra-ipob-leader-nnamdi-kanu-arrives-court-ahead-of-ruling","title":{"rendered":"Biafra: IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu arrives court ahead of ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has arrived at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja for his trial.<\/p>\n<p>Kanu was brought into the courtroom at about 11:00 am on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The arrival of the IPOB leader was announced by his brother, Prince Kanu Meme via his Twitter handle.<\/p>\n<p>Kanu is facing charges bordering on terrorism and felony before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Nyako is expected to rule on Kanu\u2019s fundamental human rights suits challenging the Nigerian government.<\/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. Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has arrived at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja for his trial. Kanu was brought into the courtroom at about 11:00 am on Friday. 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