By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11
The federal government, late Thursday night, clarified on the Appeal Court's judgement on Thursday morning which reportedly discharged Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of the terrorism and sundry charges against him, stating that Kanu was "only discharged and not acquitted" by the Appeal Court.
This clarification was given by the Attorney General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), through a statement from his office and signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu.
According to Malami, the decision of the Court of Appeal concerning the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, for the avoidance of doubt, was a verdict of the Court that "only discharged and not acquitted" Nnamdi Kanu.
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He said, consequently, the "appropriate legal options before the authorities will be exploited and communicated accordingly to the public. The decision handed down by the Court of Appeal was on a single issue that borders on rendition.
"Let it be made clear to the general public that other issues that predates rendition on the basis of which Kanu jumped bail remain valid issues for judicial determination.
"The Federal Government will consider all available options open to us on the judgment on rendition while pursuing determination of pre-rendition issues", Malami explained. NNL.
