BREAKING: Ex-AGF Kanu Agabi, Uchenna Njoku Join Nnamdi Kanu’s Legal Team

Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Kanu Agabi (SAN) and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Uchenna Njoku person joined the ineligible squad defending the detained person of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, SaharaReporters has exclusively learned .

Agabi, a erstwhile Senator and two-time Attorney-General of the Federation, is expected to pb Kanu’s ineligible team, presently headed by IPOB’s Special Counsel, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, according to a root acquainted with the case.

The root confirmed that Kanu has retained his existing ineligible team, which includes Maxwell Opara and Nnaemeka Ejiofor, ensuring a broad defence strategy arsenic his proceedings resumes.

Kanu, who was controversially renditioned from Kenya successful June 2021, remains successful the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).

His adjacent tribunal quality is scheduled for Friday, March 21, earlier Justice James Omotosho of Federal High Court 7 successful Abuja.

The latest ineligible manoeuvres travel a judicial reshuffle successful Kanu’s case.

SaharaReporters had reported that Kanu’s proceedings would commencement afresh aft the recusal of Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako, the erstwhile presiding judge.

Initially presided implicit by Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako, the lawsuit was reassigned to Justice Omotosho aft Kanu and Ejimakor publically called for a alteration successful judicial oversight.

The petition was made aft an unsuccessful effort to instrumentality the lawsuit to Justice Nyako.

Legal analysts judge that Agabi and Njoku’s joining of Kanu’s defence squad signals a renewed propulsion for a robust ineligible strategy successful challenging the charges against him.

The upcoming proceeding is expected to acceptable the code for the caller proceedings proceedings arsenic Kanu continues to combat for his merchandise amid mounting ineligible and governmental tensions.