He said the new legal team members were in court on Thursday during Kanu’s appearance in his ongoing terrorism trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Another Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Paul Esokoro, and Dr P. K. Obi, have joined the legal team of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
This was confirmed on Thursday by Kanu’s Special Counsel, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor.
Ejimakor said, “Paul Esokoro (a Senior Advocate of Nigeria) and Dr P. K. Obi (an accomplished academic) have joined the ever-expanding legal team of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.”
He said the new legal team members were in court on Thursday during Kanu’s appearance in his ongoing terrorism trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
SaharaReporters on April 28 reported that four Senior Advocates of Nigeria joined Kanu’s legal team, making them a total of six SANs then.
Breaking: PAUL ESOKORO (a Senior Advocate of Nigeria) and Dr P. K. Obi (an accomplished academic) have joined the ever-expanding legal team of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. They’re both present in Court today & proceedings are ongoing. The more, the merrier. #ATeam. pic.twitter.com/4zy4OBx0Kd
— aloy ejimakor (@AloyEjimakor) May 8, 2025
The four SANs were Prof. Onyechi Ikpeazu, Emeka Etiaba, Mela Audu Nunghe, and Dr. Joseph Akubo.
Esokoro’s joining of the team increases the number of Senior Advocates on Kanu’s team to seven, while the total number of lawyers defending Kanu has now risen to 20.
They joined the existing SANs Chief Kanu Agabi and Uchenna Njoku.