The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, foreclosed Nnamdi Kanu’s defence and adjourned until 20 November for judgment in the alleged terrorism offences preferred against him by the federal government.

Justice James Omotosho fixed the date after Mr Kanu’s defence was foreclosed following his insistence that he would not enter his defence under what he said was a repealed law.

Mr Omotosho held that Mr Kanu, having exhausted the six days allocated to him by the court to conduct his defence, had waived his right to do so.

The judge said he would have extended the days allocated to Mr Kanu to conduct his defence if he had opted to open it.

He said Mr Kanu, having failed to utilise the opportunity given to him to conduct his defence, could not claim to have been denied the constitutionally guaranteed right to a fair hearing.

“This court has given opportunity to the defendant under Section 36 as required by the Constitution, and I will not allow this to continue.

“It is based on this, without hesitation, that I say that the defendant has waived his right,” Justice Omotosho said.

The judge, in the ruling, took time to review the history of the case and noted that Mr Kanu had always been represented by lawyers since the case began in his court on 29 March when the defendant took his plea.

He said that in an effort to expedite the case, the court granted an accelerated hearing.

The judge, however, observed that the defendant’s lawyers asked for an adjournment on several occasions during the days allocated to the prosecution to conduct its case.

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