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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday denied the bail application by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
The trial judge, Justice Binta Nyako, however, granted an accelerated hearing instead.
Counsel for the IPOB leader, Alloy Ejimakor, had on previous hearing urged the court to admit Kanu to bail before the commencement of the trial due to Kanu’s health condition.
Ejimakor also argued that the continued incarceration of Kanu would not enable him to put up a good defence in the matter.
But the counsel for the FG, Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), urged the court to dismiss the bail application and instead grant an accelerated hearing.
