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From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
Detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday listed conditions that must be met by the Federal government before the resumption of his trial.
Among the three conditions listed by his special counsel, Alloy Ejimakor, the IPOB leader demanded that the bail granted him earlier be restored to enable him prepare for his defense.
He claimed that the bail was erroneously revoked based on a false and fraudulent claim of the Federal Government.
Kanu also requested that the setting aside of the arrest warrant issued against him based on allegations by government that he had jumped bail and escaped out of the country.
He also demanded that his lawyer must be permitted to have unhindered access to him as required by law.
The Biafra agitator said that he would be willing to face accelerated trial once the conditions are met.
But the Federal Government through its counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, asked the court to reject the conditions on the ground that they are frivolous, vexatious, irritating and baseless.
The senior lawyer said that the court had earlier rejected the bail application and as such the court cannot over rule itself.
Awomolo argued that the only option open to Kanu is to go to the Court of Appeal to challenge the rejected bail request.
Meanwhile, further hearing is on-going before Justice Binta Nyako.