By Chibuike Nwabuko
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday adjourned the “Show Cause” case involving Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and two others standing as sureties for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Recall that the IPOB leader who is facing trial for alleged treason by the Federal government was granted bail after Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and two others stood as sureties for him as part of his bail conditions.
However, two weeks before the due date to appear in court for the commencement of his trial, the military operation code-named Operation Python Dance II invaded his home at Eke-ukwu, leading to the disappearance of the IPOB leader.
At the resumed hearing today, a mild drama ensued when the counsel to Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Chukwuma Chukwu-Umeh SAN, informed the court that his client is in chains – referring to the fact that Abaribe came to court from the DSS detention.
He informed that the content of the search warrant with which the officers of DSS used to search his house showed that the arrest of the senator has everything to do with the legal role he prayed in actualising that the release condition of the IPOB leader was met, which was a condition set by the court itself.
Justice Binta in return informed that he did not order the arrest of Senator Abaribe by any means whatsoever and has no idea of why and when he was arrested, ordered the DSS to grant Abaribe unhindered access to his lawyer in compliance to his constitutional guaranteed human rights.
However, counsel to the proscribed IPOB, Barrister Ejioffor complained that he has not been able to respond to some summons because he was not served.
The presiding judge, Justice Binta therefore adjourned the hearing to 14th November to enable all the counsels to respond accordingly.
She expressed regret that the counsels are deliberately delaying the hearing of the case but wants against it.