Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja says she is going to “rescue” herself from Nnamdi Kanu’s case.
She stated this after Kanu asked her to rescue herself from his case since she had refused to obey the Supreme Court’s order, adding that he had lost confidence in the court.
Kanu stated this out at the open court during the resumption of his trial on Tuesday.
Justice Binta replied that she would be happy to recuse herself from the trial, and had no problem with his request.
According to her she would be sending the case file back to the chief judge for reassignment and further necessary actions.
Kanu ordered his counsel, Alloy Ejimakor to sit down while he stood up from the dock to address Justice Nyako.
He founded his remarks on the Supreme Court’s decision which questioned the jurisdiction of where the alleged broadcast that the federal court is charging him on was made.
Speaking he said, “My lord, I have no confidence in this court any more, and I ask you to recuse yourself because you did not abide by the decision of the Supreme Court.
“I can understand it if the DSS refuses to obey a court order, but for this court to refuse to obey an order of the Supreme Court is regrettable.
“I am asking you to recuse yourself from this case.”
