Biafra leader, Kanu refuses to remove handcuffs, step down from van while in court

A mild drama took place within the premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja this morning, as the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, whose trial is billed to commence today, refused to remove his handcuffs. Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/breaking-biafra-kanu-refuses-to-remove-handcuffs-step-down-from-prison-van/

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/breaking-biafra-kanu-refuses-to-remove-handcuffs-step-down-from-prison-van/

A mild drama took place within the premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja this morning, as the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, whose trial is billed to commence today, refused to remove his handcuffs. Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/breaking-biafra-kanu-refuses-to-remove-handcuffs-step-down-from-prison-van/

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/breaking-biafra-kanu-refuses-to-remove-handcuffs-step-down-from-prison-van/

A mild drama took place within the premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja this morning, as the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, whose trial is billed to commence today, refused to remove his handcuffs. It took the intervention of his ‎lead counsel, Chief Chuks Muoma, SAN, to persuade Kanu to step-down from the prison van that brought him to court for trial.


The judge over the case, John Tsoho on entering the court said the matter will be stood down till 12pm.
“I am sorry the case has been stood down for other matters to be attended to,” Tsoho said.

Kanu who appeared in court in white brocade threaded with silver embroidery had gone into the courtroom on handcuffs.
A rare sight as prison officials always remove handcuffs from accused persons in the premises before they are allowed into the courtrooms.

Meanwhile, he eventually succumbed to persuasion by his lawyer to alight from the prison van, however, Kanu, swore that he would not allow anybody to remove the handcuffs which he wore into the courtroom. 

It took the intervention of his ‎lead counsel, Chief Chuks Muoma, SAN, to persuade Kanu to step-down from the prison van that brought him to court for trial.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/breaking-biafra-kanu-refuses-to-remove-handcuffs-step-down-from-prison-van/

He was also denied bail on submissions that would escape trial being in possession of a British passport and that the allegations against him are grave and a threat to national security.

The judge added that the rights of an individual does not supersede the peace and security of a nation.