Tension in court as Nnamdi Kanu accuses Judge of bias

● DSS operatives’ attempt to remove mic from him creates confusion

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has accused Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court of bias, leading to commotion and verbal attacks on live television.

Kanu had notified the judge that it was his right to give written address, a move rejected by the judge.

But Kanu insisted that he hasn’t waved the right to present a written address.

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His insistence led to a heated exchange leading the judge to order that the microphone he was using be withdrawn from him.

That further infuriated Kanu, who accused the judge of presiding over a sham trial on charges that did not exist.

The judge gave a short adjournment for normalcy to be restored.

Kanu, however, left the court room and never returned.

The judge then returned to continue proceedings.

Earlier, Kanu accused the judge of trying him against the order of the Supreme Court.

He argued that there was no law in Nigeria that supported his trial, especially on Count 7.

Count 7 relates to an act of terrorism involving a threat that anyone who flouted his “sit-at-home” order should “write his/her will,” which resulted in the closure of banks, schools, markets, and other businesses.

Although defending himself in person, Kanu has retained a consultant, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor.

In Kanu’s presentation, he urged the court to ignore the argument of the prosecution because they were “surgically demolished.”

He seeks bail in liberal terms, especially because his trial is not hinged on any written law in Nigeria.