The court has issued an order for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to appear at the Federal High Court Abuja on Monday, February 10.
The hearing notice, dated January 22, 2025, was sent to Nnamdi Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor.
Nnamdi Kanu continues to express concerns about Justice Nyako presiding over his case after her recusal.
He instructed his legal team to ensure that she refrains from handling the case.
In response to the hearing notice, Ejimakor expressed surprise, stating that they “shall appear with bated breath.”
The hearing notice read partly, “Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015 – Hearing notice between the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Plaintiff) and Nnamdi Kanu (Defendant). This case will be transferred from the general cause list to the hearing paper for Monday, the 10th day of February 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in the forenoon and will come on to be heard on that day if the business of the court permits, or otherwise on some adjournment day of which you will receive no further notice.
“If either party desires to postpone the hearing, they must apply to the Court as soon as possible for that purpose. If the application is based on any matter of fact, the applicant must be prepared to provide proof of those facts.
“The parties are warned that at the hearing, they are required to bring forward all the evidence by witnesses or documents they desire to rely on in support of their case or in contradiction of their opponent’s case. The proof will be required at the hearing and not on a subsequent day. Parties failing to bring their evidence forward at the proper time may find themselves precluded from adducing it, or, at best, allowed to do so on payment of substantial costs to the other side and under such terms as the Court deems fit.”
