COURT UPDATE: COMPREHENSIVE
REPORT ON TODAY’S COURT
PROCEEDINGS
Family Writers Reporting live at
Federal high Court Maitama Abuja.
Federal high Court Maitama Abuja.
Nnamdi Kanu's case, commence at
about 10:35am. S.N Labran is the
prosecuting counselor. San Chucks
Muoma stated before introducing
himself and learned friends that, he
will be standing for the first and third
defendants only,with the exclusion of
the third defendant.
about 10:35am. S.N Labran is the
prosecuting counselor. San Chucks
Muoma stated before introducing
himself and learned friends that, he
will be standing for the first and third
defendants only,with the exclusion of
the third defendant.
Amobi Nzeye appeared for the
second Defendant. Benjamin
Madugba.
San Chucks Muoma,is speaking
against the new counsel. According to
San Chucks Muoma,the new
defending counsel was imposed on
him and the second defendant. He
went further to state that,before the
commencement of the court hearing,
he was strictly asked not to defend
the second defendant without prior
information. According to San Chuks
Muoma,this new defendant will serve
as a distraction to him.
However, The new defendant
Barrister Amobi Nzeye,stated that he
was instructed in Kuje Prison on
Sunday to take up the case of the
second defendant. He said when the
instruction came, he tried to reach
Barrister Ejiofor on Sunday, but failed
due to unforeseen circumstances that
was beyond his control, but later
contacted him this morning.
According to him,Barrister Ejiofor
told him he is aware of the recent
development. Barrister Amobi
Nzeye,he said he respects San Chucks
Muoma and said the defendants have
the right to make a change of
counsel. San Chucks Muoma,with
pains said, the defendants have
embarrassed him. That they should
have deemed it fit to have given him
a preimformation, before bringing in
another counsel into the case.
That if there was a preimformation
given to him, he wouldn't have spent
money for flight, to come down to
Abuja, as he is not a very rich Man.
The presiding JUGDE ask the second
defendant (Benjamin Madugbugwu)
who he wants to be His PRESIDING
COUNSEL He states; 'MY LORD, I
WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO THE
WORLD THAT, AMOBI NZEYE IS MY
LAWYER". Having accepted to
preside over the second defendant,
Barrister Amobi however seeks for
the adjournment of the case which
was granted to him by the presiding
judge. The case was there adjoined to
September 26 2016.
Gift Ibe Amarachi of Family Writers
signing out from Federal high Court
Abuja.
