Charges Against Biafran Agitator Nnamdi Kanu .

He is standing trial alongside Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi before Justice James Tsoho, after Justice Ahmed Mohammed returned the case file in
response to Kanu’s lack of confidence in him.

The charges against the accused persons read in part,

Charges Below:

“That you, Nnamdi Kanu and other unknown per sons,,now at large, at London, United Kingdom, between 2014, and September, 2015 with intention to levy war against Nigeria in order to force the President to change his measures of being the President of the Federation,Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation as defined in Section 3 of the Constitution of the Federal Re- public of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) by doing an act to wit: Broadcast on Radio Biafra your preparations for the states in the
South- East geo-political zone, South-South geo- political zone, the Igala Community of Kogi State and the Idoma/Igede Community of Benue State to secede from the Federal Republic of Nigeria and form themselves into a Republic of Biafra, and thereby committed an offence punish- able under Section 41(C)
of the Criminal Code Act, CAP C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.”

“That you, Nnamdi Kanu and others, now at large, between 2012 and September, 2015 at South-East geo-political zone and the South-South geo-political zone of Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable court
manage an unlawful society with more than 10 members to wit: unregistered with the Corporate Affairs Commission or any other registration authority to wit.
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) thereby committed an offence which is punishable under Section 63 of the Criminal Code Act, CAP C38, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.”

“That you, Nnamdi Kanu between the months of March and April, 2015 imported into Nigeria and kept in Ubulusiuzor town in Ihiala local Government Area of Anambra State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, a radio transmitter known as TRAM 5OL concealed in a container which you described as containing household items, which you so declared and that, you thereby committed an offence punishable under section 47(2) (a) of the Customs and Excise Management Act.”

In counts four and five, the three were accused of assisting in the management of unlawful society and unlawful possession of firearms.
Count six reads, “That you Benjamin Madubugwu in the month of April, 2015 at Ubulusiuzor town, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State of Nigeria within the juris- diction of this honourable court assisted in the man- agement of an unlawful society known as the In-digenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by doing an act to wit,accepted and kept in your residence a container housing a radio transmitter known as TRAM 50L, with knowledge that the said transmitter belongs to an unlawful society (known as IPOB) and that you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 63 of the Criminal Code Act, CAP C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.”

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