The Federal government and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, have applied for extension of time to file their defense against the N5 billion Fundamental Rights suit filed by the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB,
Kanu had in August, through his lawyer,
When the matter last came up for hearing on 7th October, it turned out that the case file had not be assigned from the vacation court where it was last heard on 21st September when neither the Federal Government, nor the Attorney General made an appearance.
According to Kanu's lawyer, the Respondents which included the Federal Government and the
"That means that they have five days from the date of service to reply to the suit in accordance with the Fundamental Rights Enforcement procedures. Those five days expired on
Meanwhile, the application for extension of time which was filed on 6th October by the office of the Attorney General is being opposed by
A perusal of the application shows that they are pleading for the discretion of the court to accept their defense despite its lateness.
In opposing the application,
Ejimakor argued further that "It beggars belief that it took the
The case was late last week assigned for hearing to
Our checks revealed that the next hearing date is yet to be set.
A source at the court told our correspondent that the assignment of the case to the Chief Judge of the State "demonstrates that the
Kanu, among other reliefs, seeks his unconditional release from detention and stoppage of his prosecution.
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