More on the matter of transferring MAZI NNAMDI KANU from Sokoto:
The location and terms of the Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s unjust imprisonment formed an integral part of the judgment of the trial court, wherein Justice Omotosho explicitly ordered his confinement in Sokoto after remarking (at Page of the his judgement) that the Mazi Kanu “hates the North with passion”, which is untrue.
Now, having challenged both the conviction and the specific consequential order of imprisonment before the Court of Appeal, the choice of custodial venue is therefore strictly sub judice.
So, accepting an executive or administrative transfer while the matter is pending before the appellate court would bypass judicial authority, compromise appellate jurisdiction, and risk rendering a live judicial controversy moot.
Further, under Sections 6 and 36 of the Constitution, the executive branch cannot administratively alter, commute, or modify a specific judicial order of sentencing currently under appellate review.
And because the trial judge’s directive committing the #MNK to Sokoto (the historic seat of the Sokoto Caliphate in Northern Nigeria) was directly linked to judicial findings concerning alleged regional hostility, the lawfulness and fairness of that specific custodial location remain a legal question that must be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, not through executive discretion.
Above are precisely why Mazi Nnamdi Kanu rightfully insists that any change in custodial location must stem from a judicial ruling by the Court of Appeal rather than a mere (and potentially duplicitous) administrative intervention./Aloy Ejimakor
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