According to the lawyer, the court invoked the provisions of Section 17 of the Federal High Court Act and directed the Nigerian government and Kanu to pursue reconciliation.
Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel for the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has described news report by some media platforms titled ‘Kanu Seeks Negotiation With FG’, as false.
Some sections of media platforms have reported that Kanu through Ejimakor on Wednesday at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja sought negotiation with the Nigerian government on the terrorism charges levelled against him.
But reacting to the reports, Ejimakor described them as false.
According to the lawyer, the court invoked the provisions of Section 17 of the Federal High Court Act and directed the Nigerian government and Kanu to pursue reconciliation.
He said, “The news titled ‘Kanu seeks negotiation with FG’ is false & a deepfake news meant to twist an idea that was muted as an alternative to trial by the Court & the parties.
“The truth is that the Court directed the parties to consider the option of reconciliation which the law allows.”
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