Nigeria: Lawyers Seek Withdrawal of Charges Against Nnamdi Kanu

Abuja — Lawyers defending the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, have called for the termination of all criminal charges against him.

The lead counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, who spoke yesterday in Abuja, urged that the five-count charge preferred against Kanu, Chidiebere Onwudiwe, Benjamin Madubugwu, David Nwawuisi and Bright Chimezie should be immediately withdrawn to allow for their unconditional freedom.

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