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In his continuing trial, the legal team for embattled pro-Biafra activist Nnamdi Kanu has stated that he is prepared to fight any court in the nation that disregards the rule of law.

The Federal High Court in Abuja’s Justice Binta Nyako postponed Nnamdi Kanu’s trial indefinitely on Monday.

After Kanu insisted that she was unable to preside over his case due to her prior recusal, the judge reached the ruling.

However, Aloy Ejimakor, the head of Kanu’s legal team, said in a statement released on Wednesday that Kanu had instructed them to declare to the world that “the era of institutional bias against him by Abuja courts is over in his case.”

“During our visitation today, Nnamdi Kanu instructed us to convey to the civilised world his resolve to take his trial, insofar as it comports with the tenets of the law.

“He stands ready to challenge any court that fails to align its decisions with the rule of law.

“He maintains that, with the obvious exception of one, the rest of the decisions taken in his cases in Abuja have been riddled with blatant unconstitutionality in contravention of Section 36 of the Nigerian Constitution, which mandates courts to be ‘independent’ and ‘impartial,’” Ejimakor stated.

He noted that “the finding made by the Supreme Court to the effect that Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako is biased by revoking Mazi Kanu’s bail is a sufficient reason to oust her jurisdiction, especially as she also dishonoured the Supreme Court by her inexplicable refusal to reinstate the bail.”

“In the circumstances, therefore, especially consequent upon her recusal, Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako should no longer have any business with Mazi Kanu’s case. Thus, it is an egregious breach of the law for the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court (Justice John Tsoho) to reassign Mazi Kanu’s case to a judge whose jurisdiction is forever barred by an extant order of recusal,” he added.

It was inaccurate to say that the court had postponed Kanu’s trial indefinitely, according to Kanu’s attorney, who contended that the February 10, 2025, decision of Justice Binta Nyako’s court lacked legal basis.

“Those peddling the narrative that Mazi Kanu’s case has been adjourned indefinitely do not understand basic law, and that is this: Once a judge is recused, she has lost the jurisdiction to convene, sit, or deliver any ruling on the same case from which she has been recused. That’s what the black letter law says, and it shall abide, now and forever,” Ejimakor stated.

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