Nigerian Court Adjourns Trial of IPOB Separatist Leader

ABUJA - The trial of Nigerian separatist Nnamdi Kanu, a leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra group, has been postponed till October 21 due to his absence in court. The security forces holding Kanu did not produce him in the Abuja courtroom Monday.

Abuja Federal High Court judge Binta Nyako adjourned the trial on Monday, after waiting hours for the State Security Services to provide Kanu, who has been in their custody since his rearrest late last month. Journalists kept from courtroom Earlier, supporters, legal teams and journalists were barred from entering the courtroom by security agents.