Justice James Omotosho announced the date while ruling on the matter after Kanu failed to open his defence, having exhausted the six days allocated to him by the court to present his case.

According to Omotosho, “This court has given opportunity to the defendant under Section 36 as required by the constitution, and I will not allow this to continue.”

“It is based on this, without hesitation, that I say that the defendant has waived his right,” he added.


The judge held that since Kanu failed to utilise the opportunity granted to him to conduct his defence, he could not claim to have been denied his constitutionally guaranteed right to a fair hearing.

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Meanwhile, Kanu on Friday made a motion challenging his trial on the grounds that terrorism was no longer an offence in Nigeria.


He said the earlier Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act had been repealed, and as such no valid charges against him.


Kanu maintained that there was no case against him and urged the court to dismiss the charges and allow him to go home.

Source: Premium Times