Federal Government issued a bench warrant of arrest against Nnamdi KANU,leader of IPOB group.

Federal high court sitting in Abuja on Thursday, issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the leader of the proscribed indegeios people of Biafra,IPOB,Nnamdi KANU.The court in a ruling by the trial judge,justice, Binta Nyako,Equally, revoked the bail conditions she earlier granted to the IPoB leader who is facing treasonable felony charges.Placing reliance on section 353 (4) of the administration of criminal justice Act,ACJA,2015,the court, Said it would go ahead to try in absentia, which means Nnamdi KANU trials will not be halt even in his absence..justice, Nyako said,the order was informed by the inability of KANU,s lawyer, Mr.ifeanyi Ejiofor to give cogent ,compelling and variable reasons"why his client repeatedly failed to appear in court to answer to the charges against him. The court, subsequently fixed June 18 to commence KANU,s trial in his absence. The ruling followed an application federal government made on Wednesday after KANU,s case was called up for trial.