Lead counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, Kanu Agabi, has applied to withdraw from representing the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), stating that the defendant had taken the case back from them.
All the Senior Advocates of Nigeria on the defense team have also withdrawn from the suit, a development Nnamdi Kanu himself confirmed in court.
Kanu told the court that he would be representing himself for now, though that might change later. When the judge asked if he should be assigned a lawyer, he declined the offer.
Defending himself orally, Kanu argued that the court lacks the jurisdiction to try him.
Speaking with journalists outside the court, Kanu’s lead counsel, Kanu Agabi (SAN), said the IPOB leader has the right to defend himself and that they wish him well.
“A number of voices have been defending Nnamdi, and he has decided to conduct his defence by himself,” Agabi said, adding that “He has the right to do so, we respect that decision and we wish him well going forward.”
Kanu is facing trial on a seven-count charge bordering on terrorism, filed against him by the Federal Government.
