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FINAL RULING ON NNAMDI KANU.

The stage looks set for final hearing and ruling on a bail application filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu in the Federal High Court in Abuja

The Court has fixed Thursday, November 17 for the final outing on the lingering case of the IPOB Leader.

The date was fixed by Justice Binta Nyako who presided over a fresh six count charge leveled against Mazi Kanu by the Department of State Services (DSS).

Kanu has been detained in Kuje prison after a he was granted bail by a Chief Magistrate in Wuse Zone 2 Abuja and Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court.

 He was later denied bail by Justice John Tsoho after the Ademola disqualified himself from the matter.

It will be recalled that Justice Tsoho while giving his ruling then, ordered that Kanu be remanded in Kuje Prison pending the conclusion of his trial.

Before the hearing today, the IPOB in an analysis condemned the charges against Kanu saying that the charges had no basis as the prosecuting agency, DSS, had no legal backing from the Nigerian Constitution.

According to the IPOB, There is no place in any of the existing laws of Nigeria and the Constitution where the name or title or phrase ”Department of State Services (DSS)” can be found.