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JUST IN: Court Fixes New Date To Rule On Nnamdi Kanu’s Bail Application

<p><img width="1000" height="600" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20220119_103324-e1686861781948-1000x600.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="'Nnamdi Kanu's Family Did Not Sack Ozekhome, Ejiofor' - [Read Full Text]" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20220119_103324-e1686861781948-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20220119_103324-e1686861781948-590x354.jpg 590w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20220119_103324-e1686861781948-400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></p> <h2>The Federal High Court in Abuja has announced a new schedule to deliver rulings on the bail application and preliminary objection to the trial filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/topic/nnamdi-kanu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nnamdi Kanu.</a></h2> <p><strong>Naija News</strong> reports that the court resumed Kanu's trial on Monday (today).</p> <p>The presiding judge, Justice Binta Nyako, declared that the court will give its verdicts on March 19.</p> <p>Nyako made this announcement after the Federal Government's counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, and Kanu's counsel, Alloy Ejimakor, presented their arguments for and against the motions.</p> <p>The case was brought up on Monday morning following the Supreme Court's decision for the trial to resume at the Federal High Court.</p> <p>Awomolo informed Justice Nyako that the highest court upheld counts one, two, three, four, five, eight, and 15 of the indictment that Kanu denied.</p> <p>He mentioned that the Supreme Court directed the trial to proceed with the remaining seven charges from the initial 15.</p> <p>He said: <em>“So we are ready to proceed with the hearing of this matter and it is in the defendant’s interest and everybody’s interest in this country to see to the end of the hearing."</em></p> <p>However, the Counsel to the IPOB embattled leader, Kanu, said he had two motions; an application for bail and a preliminary objection.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/02/26/just-in-court-fixes-new-date-to-rule-on-nnamdi-kanus-bail-application/">JUST IN: Court Fixes New Date To Rule On Nnamdi Kanu’s Bail Application</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>

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Scores Killed As Gunmen Attack Mosque, Church In Burkina Faso

<p><img width="1000" height="576" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Burkina-Faso-soldiers-1000x576.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Scores Killed As Gunmen Attack Mosque, Church In Burkina Faso" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" /></p> <h2>Scores of worshippers have been reportedly killed in attacks at a Mosque and Catholic Church in <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/topic/burkina-faso/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Burkina Faso.</a></h2> <p>Reports obtained by <strong>Naija News</strong> revealed that some armed individuals stormed a mosque located in Eastern Burkina Fasoon Sunday and killed dozens of people.</p> <p>According to AFP, security sources in the region confirmed the attack, saying: <em>“Armed individuals attacked a mosque in Natiaboani on Sunday around 5:00 am, resulting in several dozen being killed."</em></p> <p><em>“The victims were all Muslims, most of them men who had come for the morning prayer,"</em> a local resident also said.</p> <p>The village of Essakane was specifically targeted by the assailants, resulting in the death of 12 individuals at the scene.</p> <p>Furthermore, three others unfortunately passed away while receiving medical treatment for their injuries. Also, two individuals reportedly sustained varying degrees of injury during the assault.</p> <h2>15 Killed In Catholic Church Attack</h2> <p>Aside from the Mosque incident, reports revealed that the gunmen also attacked a community as they gathered for prayers in the northern village of Essakane.</p> <p>Al Jazeera quoted a church official saying that at least 15 Catholic worshippers were killed in a Burkina Faso village when the gunmen attacked.</p> <p>The believers are said to have gathered for mass at a church in the country’s conflict-hit northern region when the assailants attacked them.</p> <p>The vicar-general of the Catholic Diocese of Dori, Abbot Jean-Pierre Sawadogo, has released a statement confirming that the tragic incident in the village of Essakane on Sunday was indeed a "terrorist attack."</p> <p>The attack, he said, resulted in the death of 12 individuals at the scene, while three others succumbed to their injuries during treatment.</p> <p>Additionally, two individuals were wounded in the assault.</p> <p>However, at present, no group has claimed responsibility for the shooting, <strong>Naija News</strong> understands.</p> <p><em>“In this painful circumstance, we invite you to pray for the rest in God for those who have died in faith, for the healing of the wounded and for the conversion of those who continue to sow death and desolation in our country</em>,” Sawadogo said in a statement.</p> <p>The shooting incident occurred in a region where various armed groups have carried out multiple attacks, some of which targeted Christian churches while others involved the abduction of clergy.</p> <p>Approximately half of Burkina Faso remains beyond government control due to years of devastation caused by armed groups. These fighters have caused the deaths of thousands and displaced over two million people, posing a significant threat to the nation's stability, which has already experienced two coups in 2022.</p> <p>The military rulers of the country have faced challenges in restoring peace in areas plagued by violence since the initial coup in January 2022. The number of casualties from attacks by armed groups has nearly tripled compared to the previous 18 months, as reported by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies in August 2023.</p> <p>Furthermore, the security situation has been exacerbated by the country's porous borders with Mali and Niger, both of which are also under military rule and grappling with security crises, <strong>Naija News</strong> reports.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/02/26/scores-killed-as-gunmen-attack-mosque-church-in-burkina-faso/">Scores Killed As Gunmen Attack Mosque, Church In Burkina Faso</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>

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