A Federal Capital Territory magistrate court sitting before Shuaibu Usman has struck out the criminal charges levelled against Nnamdi Kanu, director of Radio Biafra.
In a very short ruling, the court averred that since the prosecution had filed for discontinuance, as a result emerging facts in the investigation of the criminal matter, citing Section 108 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.
The magistrate had on November 22, 2015, adjourned for his ruling on an application by the Department of State Security (DSS) through its lawyer, Moses Idakwo, to discontinue the case.
The ruling was earlier scheduled for December 1, 2015, but the presiding magistrate, Shuaibu Usman, could not sit because he was bereaved.
Idakwo had on November 22 applied for the discontinuance of the charges against Kanu in line with provisions of Section 108(1) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015, due to what he described as fresh facts in the case that could not be entertained under the court’s jurisdiction.
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