The Federal Government of Nigeria has kicked against live streaming of court proceedings in the trial of the Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu.
The Federal Government, through its lawyer, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, kicked against a request made by Kanu’s family for live streaming of the proceedings.
At the resumption of trial on Wednesday, Kanu’s lead counsel, Kanu Agabi, SAN, drew the attention of the court to a letter by Awomolo.
In the letter dated May 14, 2025, the Federal Government lawyer recommended that the use of phones be banned from the courtroom henceforth.
The senior lawyer lamented the action of Aloy Ejimakor, a member of Kanu’s team, who posts alleged misleading information on social media.
Awomolo accused Ejimakor of posting misleading, embarrassing and unpleasant commentaries on the social media.
“The on-going case is a serious matter that should not be trivialised by any lawyer from any of the parties,” Awomolo said.
In one of the video posts on his Facebook page, Ejimakor was said to have called on ‘Biafrans’ to rise against the persecution of Nnamdi Kanu.
Agabi, Kanu’s lead lawyer, equally condemned Ejimakor’s action. He apologized profusely over the conduct and promised that such would not repeat itself.
In his reaction, Justice James Omotosho expressed displeasure over he described as unprofessional conduct among Kanu’s legal team. He described Ejimakor and others as mere content creators who do not want the trial to end, for their selfish interests.
The judge charged all parties in the case especially those prosecuting the trial in the social media to act professionally so as not to have themselves to blame.
He particularly warned Aloy Ejimakor to stop such conduct that may warrant the disbarring of a lawyer.
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