On Thursday, an appeal court sitting in Abuja ruled that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), had no case to defend against the federal government.

A three-man panel discharged Kanu and ruled that the Federal High Court had no jurisdiction to try him.

However, two days after the ruling, he remains incarcerated in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).

When FIJ contacted Joe Ejiofor, Kanu’s lawyer, he said he was expecting the DSS to release his client no later than Monday.

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Ejiofor said, “Judgement was delivered two days ago on this subject. He is expected to be released latest by Monday.”

He faulted Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), for wanting to prosecute the matter further. Ejiofor said, “The Attorney-General of the Federation’s reference to the charge pending against Onyendu (Kanu) before he left Nigeria in 2017 and the indication that the federal government may continue with the charge really shows his total disconnect with the law, with greatest respect to his office.”

He also called for Malami’s resignation from office.

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Meanwhile, the National Security Council said on Friday that it was “considering the appropriate action to be taken” on Kanu’s release.

Mohammed Dingyadi, Minister of Police Affairs, shared this with state house correspondents after the NSC meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Earlier, Dr. Umar Gwandu, in a statement signed on Malami’s behalf, said “Kanu was only discharged and not acquitted”.

“Consequently, the appropriate legal options before the authorities will be exploited and communicated accordingly to the public,” he said.

When FIJ contacted Emma Powerful, IPOB’s spokesman, he said the court had given its ruling but “journalists can help for his release”.

Kanu was facing an 11-count charge bordering on terrorism, but those charges no longer exist following Thursday’s ruling.