Legal analyst Liborous Oshoma has reacted to Nnamdi Kanu’s argument in court, questioning the legal advice Kanu received. Kanu, who represented himself during his trial, claimed that he could not be tried under the current law because the one under which he was originally charged had been repealed.
During an interview with TVC News from 3:51, Oshoma said this argument doesn’t hold water. He explained that even when a law is repealed, it doesn’t cancel actions or cases that were already started under that law. He pointed out that the Nigerian Evidence Act, specifically Section 4, protects ongoing cases from being dismissed just because the law has been updated or changed. This is known as a “saving clause.”
He further mentioned that Section 97 of the repealed Terrorism Prevention Act and Section 98 of the 2022 version both support the continuation of such cases. These sections make it clear that legal proceedings started under an old law are still valid, even after the law is replaced.
Oshoma questioned why Kanu kept using the repealed law argument to defend himself, saying it might have weakened his case. He wondered who advised him to take that route in court, as it was not legally sound.
He also added that even lawyers who are on trial often hire other legal professionals to assist, because defending yourself can be tricky.
In his words, “So I wondered who tutored him and who told him to keep hammering on the fact that the law has been repealed. And then use that to spoil his own case.” View, More,
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