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Kanu<\/div>\n
By Publisher<\/div>\n
Kindly share:<\/div>\n
The new judge assigned to preside over the terrorism case against Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has not stepped down, the Federal High Court (FHC) clarified on Tuesday.<\/div>\n
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The FHC, in a statement signed by the Chief Registrar, Sulaiman Hassan, described a report that the new trial judge haf stepped down as \u201cfalse and misleading.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The report, which is being circulated on social media, is entitled: \u201cNew Judge Steps Down from Nnamdi Kanu\u2019s Case, Says His Arrest Was Wrong.\u201d<\/div>\n
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In the publication, it was alleged that Justice John Tsoho, who is the Chief Judge (CJ) of FHC, is the new judge.<\/div>\n
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The report reads in part: \u201cJustice John Tsoho, the new judge assigned to Nnamdi Kanu\u2019s case, has quit.<\/div>\n
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\u201cHe said Kanu was brought back to Nigeria from Kenya illegally, and because of that, he can\u2019t judge the case without going against his own beliefs.\u201d<\/div>\n
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However, in the statement, the chief registrar said the claim was \u201centirely unfounded, fictitious, grossly mischievous, damaging in intent and should be disregarded in its entirety.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe attention of Management of the Federal High Court has been drawn, with great concern, to an online reportage as above captioned.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe court unequivocally refutes the false and misleading report, alleging that the Honourable Chief Judge, Hon. Justice John T. Tsoho, OFR, has stepped down from Nnamdi Kanu\u2019s case and made statements regarding the legality of his arrest.\u201d<\/div>\n
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According to Hassan, the true position is that the Honourable Justice Tsoho, in his capacity as Chief Judge, has reassigned Nnamdi Kanu\u2019s case from Honourable Justice Binta Nyako to another (\u2018new\u2019) Judge.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe report referred to, is, therefore, totally spurious.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe defence team should hence prepare to receive instructions regarding the case, as may be issued by the new judge.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe Federal High Court strongly cautions against deliberate misinformation to mislead the public and erode confidence in the judicial system.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe urge the general public to be wary and rely only on verified information from official court sources.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe court remains steadfast in upholding justice through due process of the law,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reliably gathered, however, that the case between the Federal Government and Kanu had been reassigned to Justice James Omotosho, following Justice Nyako\u2019s withdrawal.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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