NNAMDI KANU’S TRIAL: Court Considers Change Of Venue, Give Reasons | DETAILS

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja is considering changing the trial venue of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Chief Judge of the Court, John Tsoho, revealed this on February 16, 2022, when the newly elected executives of the Abuja chapter of Nigerian Bar Association (Unity Bar) paid him a courtsey visit.
According to the Judge, the consideration is to ease the challenges faced by court staff, and other publics during Kanu’s hearing.
The environs of the Federal high Court headed by Justice Binta Nyako, is usually blocked by security personnel with minimal traffic.

“It’s not really the making of the court. It is something foisted on us, it is security arrangement that causes this problem. So, you find a situation where a trial is coming up involving an individual and a whole lot of communities leave their businesses to besiege the court.
“It is a worrisome development to all of us the courts, counsel and parties.
“It is worrisome, but you can’t prevent them. So how to manage it has been challenging to us. We are even trying to think of some solutions. If you observed, for those who were here when the matter came up, but of course, the roads were free because the matter was shifted to late afternoon.

“What will ultimately happen is that, we are exploring the possibility of shifting the venue of the trial. That will be the best way out, otherwise, if the trial continues here, it will interfere with our business. We have 11 courts here but it is only one court that is trying Kanu.

“And anytime the case comes up, the other courts cannot function. It is really not a good development. But I can assure you that we have actually gone far in finding a solution to it” Tsoho said.