In a public briefing note titled “The Simple Question At The Heart Of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s Appeal,” the lawyer contended that the central issue before the Court of Appeal on Kanu’s conviction and life imprisonment is not whether Kanu’s criminal case survived the repeal of the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act 2013 (TPAA 2013), but whether the law under which he was convicted remained legally operative at the time judgment was delivered.
Barrister Christopher Chidera, a human rights lawyer and one of the counsels to the imprisoned leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has launched a fresh attack on Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, for the terrorism conviction of the IPOB leader under alleged repealed terrorism laws.
In a public briefing note titled “The Simple Question At The Heart Of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s Appeal,” the lawyer contended that the central issue before the Court of Appeal on Kanu’s conviction and life imprisonment is not whether Kanu’s criminal case survived the repeal of the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act 2013 (TPAA 2013), but whether the law under which he was convicted remained legally operative at the time judgment was delivered.
