The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, who is facing charges bordering on treasonable felony.
According to Vanguard, Trial Justice Binta Nyako said her decision to release Kanu on bail was based on health grounds
The court stated that Kanu must produce three sureties, including a “highly respected and recognized Jewish leader”. According to the court, aside a Jewish leader, Kanu must also produce a “highly placed person of Igbo extraction such as a Senator”, as well as “a highly respected person who is resident and owns landed property in Abuja”.
He was however ban from attending rallies and granting interview.
“I must stress it here that the defendant must not attend any rally. He must not be in a crowd exceeding 10 persons”, the Judge warned.
He was also ordered to surrender his Nigerian and British international passports and sign an undertaken to make himself available for trial at all times.