Abuja: The Federal High Court in Abuja will, this morning, deliver the judgment in the alleged terrorism trial of Nnamdi Kanu on live broadcast. The court registrar confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday morning. Cameramen of various television stations, including NTA, Channels TV, AIT, and TVC, were among the workers of broadcast stations present in the courtroom with their gadgets ready for the live transmission.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, Justice James Omotosho had, on November 7, fixed today for the judgment. Justice Omotosho set the date after Kanu’s defence was foreclosed due to his insistence on not entering his defence under a repealed law. The judge noted that Kanu, having exhausted the six days allocated to him by the court to conduct his defence, had waived his right to do so.
Justice Omotosho stated that he would have extended the days allocated to Kanu to conduct his defence if Kanu had chosen to open it. He emphasized that Kanu, having failed to utilize the opportunity given to him to conduct his defence, could not claim to have been denied the constitutionally guaranteed right to a fair hearing.
Meanwhile, as of the time of filing this report, the court is yet to begin proceedings.