The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has chosen to defend himself in court from now henceforth.
This is even as Kanu Agabi, former Attorney-General of the Federation and lead counsel to the detained IPOB leader, on Thursday, applied to withdraw his representation in the ongoing terrorism trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja, stating that the defendant had taken the case back from them.
All the Senior Advocates of Nigeria on the defence team have also withdrawn from the suit, a development Nnamdi Kanu himself confirmed in court.
Kanu told the court today that he would be representing himself for now, though that might change later.
The trial judge, Justice James Omotosho, asked whether he should assign a lawyer to represent him, but the defendant (Kanu) declined.
Meanwhile, addressing the court orally to open his defence, Kanu argued that the court lacked jurisdiction to try him.
Kanu is facing trial on a seven-count charge bordering on terrorism, filed against him by the Federal Government.
Recall that Justice Omotosho, on October 16, granted the defendant six consecutive days, beginning from October 23, to open and close his defence in view of the accelerated hearing earlier granted in the case.
Kanu had listed former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; Minister of Works, Dave Umahi; Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; a former Chief of Army Staff, Gen Tukur Buratai (rtd); a former Minister of Defence, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd), and others as part of his witnesses.
