Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja has said she is going to recuse herself from Nnamdi Kanu’s case.
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The Judge made the decision after the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) asked her to do so, alleging that she had refused to obey the Supreme Court’s order.
At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu said that Justice Nyako has refused to obey orders of the Supreme Court.
Kanu also said he lost confidence in the court.
At the trial, Kanu ordered his counsel, Alloy Ejimakor to sit down while he stood up from the dock to address Justice Nyako.
“Sit down! I say you should sit down!” Kanu had yelled at his lawyer, Channels TV reported.
Speaking further, he said, “My lord, I have no confidence in this court any more, and I ask you to recuse yourself because you did not abide by the decision of the Supreme Court.
“I can understand it if the DSS refuses to obey a court order, but for this court to refuse to obey an order of the Supreme Court is regrettable.
“I am asking you to recuse yourself from this case.”
The counsel for the Federal Government, Adegboyega Awomolo, had earlier told the court that he was ready for the commencement of trial, but that it could not hold under the present circumstance.
Awomolo, however, tried to urge Justice Nyako to proceed with the trial, but she responded that she had been asked to recuse herself from the case.
Justice Binta Nyako then replied that she would be happy to recuse herself from the trial, and had no problem with his request.
“I hereby recuse myself and remit the case file back to the Chief Judge,” she declared.
She said she would be sending the case file back to the chief judge for reassignment and further necessary actions.
Nnamdi Maduakor is a Writer, Investor and Entrepreneur
