anymore and I ask you to recuse yourself because you did not abide by the decision of the Supreme Court. I can understand it if the DSS refused to obey a court order, but for this court to refuse to obey an order of the Supreme Court is regrettable. I am asking you to recuse yourself from this case.”
However, prosecution counsel Awomolo urged the court to proceed with the hearing, stating, “My Lord, you should not recuse yourself on the basis of this mere observation which does not have anything to do with the Supreme Court. It is an incompetent observation. We urge this court to proceed with the hearing.”
Kanu, waving a document he identified as a Supreme Court judgment, objected and read aloud a portion that questioned the impartiality of the trial court. He insisted that his objection was not personal but based on constitutional grounds.
Justice Nyako ultimately declared, “I hereby recuse myself and remit the case file back to the Chief Judge.”