Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has indefinitely adjourned the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The decision, made on Monday, comes after Kanu insisted that Justice Nyako should not preside over his case, pointing to her previous recusal.
Kanu was previously ordered to appear for a hearing on Monday, Feb. 10, earlier in January, he filed a petition against Justice Nyako with the National Judicial Council, accusing her of judicial misconduct in the handling of his trial.
Furthermore, Kanu has called for his case to be transferred to the South-East if no other judge at the Federal High Court in Abuja is willing to preside over it, aside from Justice Nyako.
Court adjourns IPOB leader, Kanu’s case indefinitely
