Read the charges brought against Nnamdi Kanu as he appears in court

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and founder of Biafra Radio, Nnamdi Kanu has appeared before a Federal High Court in Abuja.

Kanu who was picked up by the Department of State Services and has been in their custody since October 14, 2015 has been arraigned before the court for charges of treason and other offences bordering on his agitation for the breakaway of a Republic of Biafra.

On December 23, 2015, Kanu had refused to take his plea because he lacked confidence in the presiding judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed, who subsequently had to step down from the case.

Following the assignment of the hearing to Justice James Tsoho, on Wednesday, January 20, Nnamdi Kanu has now appeared before the court to be tried for the charges leveled against him by the DSS.

The charges brought against him reads in part “That you, Nnamdi Kanu and other unknown persons, now at large, at London, United Kingdom, between 2014 and September, 2015 with intention to levy war against Nigeria in order to force the President to change his measures of being the President of the Federation, Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation as defined in Section 3 of the Constitution of the Federal Re- public of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) by doing an act to wit: Broadcast on Radio Biafra your preparations for the states in the South- East geo-political zone, South-South geo-political zone, the Igala Community of Kogi State and the Idoma/Igede Community of Benue State to secede from the Federal Republic of Nigeria and form themselves into a Republic of Biafra, and thereby committed an offence punish- able under Section 41(C) of the Criminal Code Act, CAP C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.”

“That you, Nnamdi Kanu and others, now at large, between 2012 and September, 2015 at South-East geo-political zone and the South-South geo-political zone of Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable court manage an unlawful society with more than 10 members to wit: unregistered with the Corporate Affairs Commission or any other registration authority to wit. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) thereby committed an offence which is punishable under Section 63 of the Criminal Code Act, CAP C38, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.”

“That you, Nnamdi Kanu between the months of March and April, 2015 imported into Nigeria and kept in Ubulusiuzor town in Ihiala local Government Area of Anambra State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, a radio transmitter known as TRAM 5OL concealed in a container which you described as containing household items, which you so declared and that, you thereby committed an offence punishable under section 47(2) (a) of the Customs and Excise Management Act.”

Justice James Tsoho is presiding over the hearing after Kanu had stated his lack of confidence in the former presiding judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed.

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