Court dismisses Kanu’s application for revocation of bail

<p><strong>The Abuja division of the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Federal High Court<&sol;a> has dismissed an application by the detained leader of the proscribed <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Indigenous People of Biafra &lpar;IPOB&rpar;&comma; Nnamdi Kanu<&sol;a>&comma; seeking an order discharging the earlier order revoking his bail&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Justice Binta Nyako in her ruling on Tuesday&comma; ruled that Kanu has not provided sufficient reasons to warrant the court to set aside its order&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She accordingly dismissed the application for being an abuse of court process&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the dismissed application which was filed by his lead counsel&comma; Chief Mike Ozekhome&comma; SAN&comma; Kanu also prayed for an order setting aside the order made on March 28&comma; 2019&comma; directing for his arrest and continuation of his trial in absentia&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Justice Nyako had&comma; on March 28&comma; 2019&comma; revoked the bail Kanu&comma; ordered his arrest and directed that his trial should continue in his absence&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;meet-new-chief-justice-of-nigeria-olukayode-ariowoola&sol;">Meet New Acting CJN Justice Olukayode Ariowoola <&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>Nyako ruled that the court gave the order because Kanu failed to appear in court after his bail was granted on April 25&comma; 2017&comma; and this followed an application by the prosecution&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;