An Appeal Court has discharged all charges levelled against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra.

The three-man panel that sat in Abuja on Thursday said that Kanu had no case to answer and the Federal High Court had no jurisdiction to try him.

The 3-man panel said that Kanu had no case to answer and the Federal High Court had no jurisdiction to try him.

Kanu had applied to be discharged and acquitted in his appeal marked CA/ABJ/CR/625/2022 on April 29.

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The court upheld Kanu’s appeal, discharged and acquitted him.

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Kanu’s lawyer, confirmed the court’s decision on his Facebook page on Thursday.

“Appeal allowed, Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi KANU, discharged and acquitted. We have won! Victory victory victory victory,” Ejiofor wrote.

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Before the court’s decision, Ejiofor revealed that the court admitted Kanu’s extradition was illegal.

“Onyendu MAZI NNAMDI KANU’s abduction and extraordinary rendition from Kenya is declared illegal and consequently constitutes a bar to further proceeding/trial. Court held that it was done in clear and egregious violation of extant international laws, there is no justification whatsoever even the warrant of arrest issued in NIGERIA cannot justify the illegality in the abduction and extraordinary rendition of ONYENDU MAZI NNAMDI KANU.”

Kanu was first arraigned on December 23, 2015 . He was later granted bail on April 25, 2017.

Kanu had been in DSS’ custody since he was extradited from Kenya in June 2021. He was facing an 11-count charge bordering on treason.