Nnamdi Kanu, the Biafra nation agitator, may face new trouble as the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, clarified that Kanu was only discharged and not acquitted.
Malami hinted at this in his first reaction to the Court of Appeal ruling on Thursday, which quashed Kanu’s terrorism charges on the basis of his unlawful abduction from Kenya to Nigeria.
“The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has received news of the Court of Appeal’s decision concerning Nnamdi Kanu’s trial,” Malami’s office said in a statement.
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 predate 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.