Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja, has fixed May 20 to rule on the application seeking to transfer the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. 

Counsel for the defendant, Aloy Ejimakor, during the proceedings today, moved the application to prepare him for trial, arguing that Kanu’s continued detention in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) would mitigate the accelerated hearing ordered by the court.

Ejimakor further prayed that they are seeking the transfer of the defendant from the DSS’ detention to a house arrest or other similar places of custody, pointing out that ex-National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki; and leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (aka Shi’ite), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, have enjoyed this privileged in the past.