According to Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the Lawyer of the leader Indegeneous People of Biafra Nnamdi Kanu, will ask Justice Binta Nyako to Recuse Herself from his case.
On the 10 of the November 2021 a legal team headed by Ejiofor stage a walk out after the DSS denied some members of the legal team access to the court room.
Ejiofor Explains what actually happened in the court;
“was an eye-opener to us and clear to my client and the legal team,” dismissing the allegation that the walkout was staged.
“So under normal circumstances, the team would have been allowed in. Assuming this is a court which is impartial, it will say ‘call Ejiofor for me let me listen to him to know what’s going in the court.’ But in this case, they gave an order that we should not come in.
“So, obviously, my client and by extension, the legal team has no implicit confidence in the court. So, going forward, we are activating the process to urge My Lord to recluse herself from the case so that the Chief Judge would give directive to that effect. It is open now even before a layman on the street that she is partial.
“This is a case in which we are representing a race, not Nnamdi Kanu. This is a case involving Igbo, not Nnamdi Kanu alone; we’re representing a race in this case. As serious as this case is, it shouldn’t have been treated with levity,” he said
