Two lawyers, Ezechukwu
Obete and Gabriel Ebule, battled each other for the right to represent the
Director of Radio Biafra, Mr.
Nnamdi Kanu, when the Federal Government’s case against him came up before a
Magistrate’s Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, on Wednesday.
Both lawyers
flaunted different letters appointing them to defend the accused person.
Kanu was on
October 19, 2015 arraigned on charges of criminal conspiracy, managing and
belonging to an unlawful society as well as criminal intimidation, offences
said to be contrary to sections 97 and 397 of the Penal Code.
The accused
was not present in court on Wednesday but a number of his supporters were seen
in the court premises throughout the period the proceedings lasted.
However, the
dispute between the two lawyers over his legal representation made the
presiding Chief Magistrate, Shuaibu Usman, to order the Department of State
Services to produce him on Monday to enable him to identify his desired
counsel.
-Punch
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