JUST IN: Tension as Judge orders DSS to bundle Nnamdi Kanu out of courtroom

Thursday’s proceedings at the Federal High Court in Abuja were marked by tension as Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was escorted out of the courtroom following repeated disruptions.

Trial Judge James Omotosho ordered security operatives to remove Kanu after he continuously interrupted the session and insisted that no judgment would be delivered in his ongoing terrorism case filed by the Federal Government.

The drama escalated when Kanu loudly challenged the court, demanding that the judge point to the law that allegedly barred him from filing a written address in the matter.

His persistent interruptions forced the judge to temporarily halt the session while security personnel escorted him from the courtroom.

Earlier, the judge had delivered a ruling dismissing the fresh motions Kanu filed, saying they contained issues previously determined by the court.

The court also rejected his request to refer the matter to the Court of Appeal, noting that Section 306 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015 prohibits a stay of proceedings in criminal trials.

Justice Omotosho further refused Kanu’s application for bail but assured that some of the issues he raised would be addressed during the delivery of judgement.

However, as the judge attempted to begin reading the verdict, Kanu again objected, insisting that the court lacked jurisdiction to proceed without accepting his written address, an interruption that led to his removal from the courtroom.