Favour Kanu, wife of Prince Fineboy Kanu, the younger brother of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, has been banned from attending further proceedings of the Federal High Court in Abuja for live-streaming the court’s proceedings on her Facebook page.
The court proceedings on Tuesday revolved around the prosecution of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who is facing charges of terrorism.
Justice James Omotosho, who gave the order, after Mrs Kanu admitted engaging in the act and apologised to the court, held that she would have been charged for contempt of court.
Although Kanu’s lawyer, Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, also apologised on her behalf, Justice Omotosho insisted that Mrs Kanu would be barred from three proceedings.
The judge expressed surprise that despite that Mrs Kanu’s phone was confiscated on the last adjourned date when she was caught recording him, she still went ahead to post the video online.
“I want to hear from her. Were you not the one that I took your phone?
“I did not give order to forfeit that phone. I don’t know if she might be a wife to my brother (Nnamdi Kanu),” the judge said.
The judge, who cautioned against any act that could cause delay in the trial, assured all parties in the case that justice would be served. (NAN)