The battle to regain freedom of Nnamdi Kanu may not be over just yet despite a recent court judgment.
Celebration of family, friends and supporters of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, may have been shortlived as the federal government says it is not over yet.
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, says Kanu, who has been standing trial since his re-arrest and extradition to Nigeria in June 2021, is not acquitted.
In a statement signed and released Thursday night by Malami’s Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Umar Gwandu, the AGF said the court’s decision was on a single issue that bordered on rendition.
The statement added that there were other issues predating Kanu’s rendition “on the basis of which Kanu jumped bail” which remained “valid issues for judicial determination.”
The statement read, “The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has received the news of the decision of the Court of Appeal concerning the trial of Nnamdi Kanu. For the avoidance of doubt and by the verdict of the Court, Kanu was only discharged and not acquitted.
“Consequently, the appropriate legal options before the authorities will be exploited and communicated accordingly to the public.
“The decision handed down by the court of appeal was on a single issue that borders on rendition.
“Let it be made clear to the general public that other issues that predates rendition on the basis of which Kanu jumped bail remain valid issues for judicial determination.
“The Federal Government will consider all available options open to us on the judgment on rendition while pursuing determination of pre-rendition issues.”
RovingNaija gathered that the federal government may also go to the Supreme Court on the charges Kanu was freed.
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