Why Nnamdi Kanu Appeared In Court Without A Change Of Clothe - Lawyers Tell Judge
Faith Ukanwa
Jan 19, 2022
Despite Justice Binta Nyako ordering the Department of State Services (DSS) to ensure that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra gets a change of clothe, he appeared with the same cloth he has been wearing since his retrial commenced (June 2021).
Justice Nyako had on Tuesday, reiterated her stand for Kanu to get a change of cloth whilst in DSS detention. She had ordered for Kanu to make a reappearance at the resumed hearing on Wednesday with a new cloth.
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Responding to why the IPOB leader wore same cloth, the prosecution counsel, Mr. Shuaibu Labaran, to the court that Kanu choose to wear his designer clothes.
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According to him, the DSS has also provided Kanu with a new Orthopedic mattress, pillows, and blankets.
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On his own part, lead counsel to the defendant, Mike Ozekhome, told the court that it was not true that Kanu insisted on wearing his designer clothes. He explained that he couldn't get access to new clothes as as Tuesday was not his visiting day.
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Ozekhome confirmed that the DSS provided Kanu with new mattresses and pillows.
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