Armed operatives from the Department of State Services (DSS) have assumed security responsibilities at the Supreme Court in anticipation of a critical judgment in a case involving the Federal Government and Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The much-anticipated judgment is scheduled to be delivered this morning by the apex court. DSS personnel have cordoned off the road leading to the court and the Villa gate, preventing litigants and supporters of Nnamdi Kanu from gaining access. Even journalists with official tags from the Supreme Court were initially denied entry, requiring the intervention of high-ranking court officials before they were reluctantly allowed.
Access to the courtroom itself was obstructed by an unmarked security vehicle, with journalists subjected to thorough frisking before being permitted to enter. As of the time of this report, the panel led by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun is awaited to announce the court’s decision.
The Supreme Court had previously scheduled today, October 5, for the delivery of its judgment on the appeal urging the Federal Government to release the detained IPOB leader. The five-member panel, chaired by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, greenlit the judgment after both parties’ legal representatives presented their final arguments.