The State Security Service (SSS) failed to produce Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), for his scheduled trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday.
The trial was stalled not just because of Kanuâs absence from court, but also because the judges of the court began their vacation on Monday, the trial judge, Binta Nyako, said.
She therefore adjourned the case till October 21.
Earlier, the prosecuting lawyer, M. B Abubakar, informed the judge that Kanuâs absence might be due to âlogisticalâ issues encountered by the SSS, the agency holding him in custody.
However, Kanuâs lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, countered the claim of the prosecution, saying the IPOB leader had been moved out of Abuja.
Kanu who was granted bail in April 2017, fled the country after the invasion of his home in Afara-Ukwu, near Umuahia, Abia State, by the military in September of that year.
He was rearrested and brought back to Nigeria in June, about four years after his trial on charges of treasonable felony was stalled due to his disappearance from the country.
