Kanu Agabi, the senior lawyer heading the legal team for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has withdrawn his representation.
During Thursday’s court session, Agabi announced that Kanu opted to defend himself.
All Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) on the defense team also stepped down, a decision Kanu confirmed in court.Kanu informed the court he would represent himself for now, though he might engage a lawyer later.
He declined the judge’s offer to assign legal counsel. Representing himself, Kanu argued that the court lacks jurisdiction to try him.
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