The federal government of Nigeria has again filed for amended charges on the pending suit against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu before the Federal High court.
The amended 15-count charges bordering on incitement and terrorism was filed on Friday last week been the 14th January, 2021 at the Federal High Court, Abuja judicial division. It was signed by the Director of public prosecution (DPP) on behalf of the attorney general of the federation.
During trial, the prosecution is permitted to amend charges as many times as he deem fit before judgment is delivered on the matter. He can withdraw any of the counts of the charges or add more counts or amend the counts depending on the peculiarity of the case.
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It is always the trick the prosecutor uses to make sure that an accused doesn’t go away with just a slap on the wrist. If they find out that the count or charge is not solid enough to tie the accused down, they will amend the charge or add more charges of what he’s accused of or so to add more terms of conviction against him if he’s finally found guilty and convicted.
Recall that Nnamdi Kanu was captured in Kenya extradited back to Nigeria on June 29, 2021 by the men of Department of state security service (DSS), since his extradition, he has been in DSS detention from where he appears to court to answer his case.
He was again arraigned today, 18th January, 2022 on the amended charges before his Lordship, Justice Binta Inyako of the Federal High Court, FCT judicial division.
