The Federal High Court in Abuja has banned Mrs Favour Kanu, Nnamdi Kanu’s sister-in-law, from accessing the court to witness proceedings in the terrorism charges brought against the Biafra agitator.
Mrs Kanu was banned on Thursday following the discovery that she was responsible for recording proceedings live and transmitting same to the public through the social media.
Shortly after delivering the ruling on trial within the trial conducted to establish Kanu’s allegation that he made statements under duress, Justice James Omotosho raised the issue of live transmission of the proceedings by some people in the courtroom.
The judge who said that such action was subjudice and contemptuous of the court, brought out printed pictures of the live proceedings.
Drama ensued when the judge called out Mrs Favour Kanu and demanded to know whether she was the one responsible for the unlawful live coverage of the court and streaming the proceedings on social media, to which she admitted responsibility.
Having been warned three times to desist from the act, Justice Omotosho ordered her out of the court, adding that she must not be seen within the court premises except she has a case in court.
He subsequently banned Mrs Favour from coming to the court and also barred her from accessing the court premises unless she has a matter in court.
Justice Omotosho warned that henceforth he would be sending people to Kuje Prison for contempt of court.
