She made the statement after Kanu asked her to rescue herself from his case since she had refused to obey the Supreme Court’s order, adding that he had lost confidence in the court.

He spoke out in open court during the resumption of his trial on Tuesday.

Justice Binta Nyako then replied that she would be happy to recuse herself from the trial, and had no problem with his request.

She stated that she would send the case file back to the chief judge for reassignment and other necessary actions.

Kanu then vehemently ordered his counsel, Alloy Ejimakor, to sit down while he stood up from the dock to address Justice Nyako.

He based his remarks on the Supreme Court’s decision, which questioned the jurisdiction of where the alleged broadcast, for which the federal court is charging him, was made.

He also read a section of the Supreme Court’s ruling that raised allegations of bias against Justice Nyako.

The counsel for the Federal Government, Adegboyega Awomolo, had earlier told the court that he was ready for the commencement of trial but that it could not hold under the present circumstances.

The Federal Government re-arrested Kanu in Kenya in 2021 and brought him there for a terrorism trial.

Although he pleaded not guilty to the charges, Justice Nyako declined to admit him to bail on the grounds that he jumped the earlier one, in which Senator Abaribe was his surety.

Kanu has since been in the custody of the Department of State Services on the order of the Federal High Court, Abuja.