The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgment in an application filed by the Federal Government seeking a stay of execution of the Court’s judgment that ordered the release of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples Of Biafra Nnamdi Kanu.
A three-man panel of justices led by justice Haruna Tsanami announced that a date for delivery of judgment would be communicated to the parties after listening to argument of the appellant and the respondent counsels on the application.
Counsel To FG, David Kaswe who informed the court of their six grounds of appeal against the judgment insisted that if Kanu is released that it will negatively impact on the security in the southeast.
Besides, the appellant counsel asserted that Kanu is a flight risk and would escape out of the country if the judgment which ordered his release was not stayed.
But the leader of the Kanu’s legal team, Mike Ozekhome vehemently opposed the application urging the court to dismiss it for lack of merit.
He informed the court that the Federal Government was in contempt of court by not obeying the October 13 judgment and has no moral and legal rights to make the request from the same court.
After taking arguments from the counsels, Justice Tsanami announced that judgment has been reserved and that lawyers would be communicated when it is ready.
