The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, has rejected the request by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, for Justice Binta Nyako’s recusal from his case.
SaharaReporters gathered that Justice Tsoho returned Nnamdi Kanu’s case file to her to handle, saying two other judges were previously recused from the case.
Justice Tsoho stated that Kanu's case was reassigned to Justice Nyako due to its prolonged nature, dating back to 2015.
Given that Justice Nyako had handled the case for the most part, she was deemed the most suitable judge to see it through to its conclusion.
Kanu had expressed loss of confidence in Justice Nyako, accusing her of disregarding Supreme Court orders...
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