Nnamdi Kanu: Court Denies Assassination Attempt On Justice Omotosho

The Federal High Court has denied as fake news the report that Justice James Omotosho, the trial judge in the prosecution of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, survived an assassination attempt.

LEADERSHIP recalls that on Saturday, social media was awash with rumoured assassination attempt on Justice Omotosho, barely 48 hours after sentencing the IPOB leader to life imprisonment.

The unverified report claimed that Justice Omotosho was immediately rushed to a hospital as security forces scrambled to secure the area.

Reacting to the report in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday morning, the Chief Registrar of the Federal High Court, Sulaiman Hassan, described the report as untrue.

“The attention of the Federal High Court has been drawn to a publication by CELEBRITY BLOGGER, alleging that the Honourable Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, survived an assassination attempt following the life sentence imposed on Nnamdi Kanu.

“We hereby firmly and unequivocally declare that the said report is completely false and unfounded.

“The public is advised to treat this publication as fake news and refrain from further dissemination to prevent the spread of misinformation,” the statement said.

He called on relevant security agencies to launch an investigation into the report with a view to arresting and prosecuting the perpetrators in line with the law.

“Given the gravity of the report, which has the potential to cause panic and undermine confidence in the judicial system, possibly intended as a form of intimidation, we call on the relevant security agencies and regulatory authorities to conduct a thorough investigation.

“The goal being to identify and apprehend the perpetrators responsible for this false report and prosecute them in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, particularly those relating to cybercrime, defamation, and public misinformation,” the statement stated.