Nnamdi Kanu's defence team has attributed his continued detention to the failure of his former lawyers, Mike Ozekhome and Ifeanyi Ejiofor, to challenge the Nigerian government's motion for a stay of execution regarding a Court of Appeal judgment that had previously acquitted him. The defence, represented by Christopher Chidera, stated that Kanu was declared a free man on October 13, 2022, after the Court ruled his extradition from Kenya illegal. However, the lawyers did not file a necessary preliminary objection against the government's motion, leading to a catastrophic outcome where Kanu remained in detention for 14 months without new charges. This oversight allowed the Supreme Court to reverse Kanu's discharge in December 2023, resulting in a life sentence for charges that had been quashed. The defence team expressed regret over the lawyers' failure to act and criticized Ejiofor for not taking responsibility for the situation.
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