Posted 3/19/2024, 11:58:07 AM
Court Denies Bail for Separatist Leader Nnamdi Kanu, Grants Request for Faster Trial
- Court denies bail application for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)
- Judge grants request for accelerated hearing instead of bail
- Kanu's lawyer argued deteriorating health required bail; government lawyer raised concerns over prior bail jumping
- Government lawyer said Kanu did not declare he wouldn't jump bail again if released
- Kanu previously released on bail in 2017 but fled after military raid on his residence