Nigeria court adjourns separatist Kanu's terrorism trial to Monday

FILE PHOTO: A member of Nigerian security forces looks on before the court hearing of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, in Abuja, Nigeria, March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Marvellous Durowaiye/File Photo

ABUJA (Reuters) -A Nigerian court on Friday adjourned the terrorism trial of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu until October 27, after he failed for a second day to open his defence, citing a lack of access to his case file following the dismissal of his legal team.

Kanu, leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra movement, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that he was unable to proceed because his former lawyers had not handed over his case documents.