John Tsoho, the judge handling Nnamdi Kanu’s
trial, has returned the case file to Ibrahim Auta,
chief justice of federal high court, for
reassignment.
This was after an application claiming that the
court was biased in its handling of the matter
was filed by by the legal team of Kanu led by
Chuks Muoma, .
“We are only asking the court to hands off; my
client has lost confidence in this court,” he said.
He claimed that the court was acting in line with
the suggestion of President Muhammadu Buhari
that Kanu was not going to be released under
any circumstance.
The counsel said that if they did not get the
relief they sought, they would proceed to the
International Court of Justice.Muoma said any proceedings in the case,
following the claim that a petition was written to
the National Judicial Council (NJC) to protest
against the court, would “stifle it”.
“I understand that there is a letter to NJC,
though I haven’t seen it and the CJ has replied
saying that the matter will be investigated,” he
said.
“I would urge you that you transfer the matter; I
would suggest that it be sent back to the CJ.”
Responding, the judge said: “I have no interest in
trying your matter and I will return it to the CJ,
but I will condemn the attitude of that counsel. I
do not care if you take your case to another
planet.”
This is the second time in nine months that a
judge would be withdrawing from Kanu’s trial.
John Tsoho, the judge handling Nnamdi Kanu’s
trial, has returned the case file to Ibrahim Auta,
chief justice of federal high court, for
reassignment.
This was after an application claiming that the
court was biased in its handling of the matter
was filed by by the legal team of Kanu led by
Chuks Muoma, .
“We are only asking the court to hands off; my
client has lost confidence in this court,” he said.
He claimed that the court was acting in line with
the suggestion of President Muhammadu Buhari
that Kanu was not going to be released under
any circumstance.
The counsel said that if they did not get the
relief they sought, they would proceed to the
International Court of Justice.Muoma said any proceedings in the case,
following the claim that a petition was written to
the National Judicial Council (NJC) to protest
against the court, would “stifle it”.
“I understand that there is a letter to NJC,
though I haven’t seen it and the CJ has replied
saying that the matter will be investigated,” he
said.
“I would urge you that you transfer the matter; I
would suggest that it be sent back to the CJ.”
Responding, the judge said: “I have no interest in
trying your matter and I will return it to the CJ,
but I will condemn the attitude of that counsel. I
do not care if you take your case to another
planet.”
This is the second time in nine months that a
judge would be withdrawing from Kanu’s trial.
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