The
leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu was released from
Kuje Prison on Friday after perfecting what was thought to be tough bail
conditions.
Kanu
was brought from Kuje Prison to the Federal High Court Abuja to sign the
necessary bail papers.
The
process, which took about 10 minutes, saw Kanu emerging with smiles from the
court in the company of his sureties and relatives.
Earlier,
his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, his three sureties, the Chairman, South East
Senate caucus, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, a Jewish High Chief Priest, Immanuu-El
Shalom and a Chartered Accountant residing in Abuja, Tochukwu Uchendu signed
his bail bond.
Justice
Binta Nyako had on Tuesday 25 April, admitted Kanu to bail on health grounds.
Nyako,
in her ruling, said that one of the sureties must be a senior highly placed
person of Igbo extraction, such as a senator.
He was
also to produce a highly respected and recognised Jewish leader and a highly
respected person, who is resident and owns landed property in Abuja.
Nyako
ruled that each of the sureties would deposit N100 million each.
In
addition to the bail conditions, Kanu was barred from attending any rally or
granting any form of an interview.
Kanu
who is standing trial on allegations of treasonable felony along with three
others has been in detention since October 2015.
Until
his arrest in Lagos, he was the director of the UK-based radio station, Radio
Biafra.
He was
charged with criminal conspiracy, intimidation and belonging to an unlawful
society.
He
pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted conditional release by Chief
Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja High Court.
Kanu’s
father, His Royal Highness, Eze Israel Kanu and his wife, Ugoeze Sally Kanu,
rejected the bail conditions, saying their son should be released
unconditionally.
But
apprehensions that the bail conditions were insurmountable were extinguished by
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP-Abia), who said all the conditions had been met.
Abaribe
told NAN on Friday in Abuja, that he and two others had signed the bail bond
for Kanu and that they were hopeful that he would be released.
“I
came to the Federal High Court to sign the bail bond for Nnamdi Kanu according
to the conditions given by Justice Nyako for his bail, part of which was that a
senator will sign for him,” Abaribe said.
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