The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has vowed to challenge the recent judgement of the Court of Appeal that ordered that the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, be set free.
Mr Kanu fled the country in September 2017 after an invasion of his home by the military in Afara-Ukwu, near Umuahia, Abia State.
He was rearrested and transferred to Nigeria in June 2021 to face treasonable felony charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
However, he was discharged by the Appeals Court on Thursday.
The news brought joy to a lot of people from the eastern part of Nigeria.
But reacting to the judgement, Malami, on behalf of the Federal Government, vowed to pursue the case to the Supreme Court.
He said that Kanu was merely discharged by the appellate court and not acquitted.
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Malami (SAN) while insisting that issues that predated Kanu’s rendition from Kenya, are yet to be determined by the court, said the government would exploit the appropriate legal options and also communicate same to the public.
A statement the AGF made available to newsmen through his media aide, Dr. Umar Gwandu, 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.”