According to a Vanguard examination, the Justices were transferred four days after they delivered the judgement that discharged the embattled IPOB leader.
Speaking on the transfer on Tuesday, the court elucidated that it had nothing to do with the judgement reached by the Justices.
In an affidavit, the Chief Registrar of the Court, Malam Umar Mohammed Bangari said that the general postings were routine and aimed at reinvigorating the delivery of justice by the court.
“The attention of the Court of Appeal has been drawn to a newspaper in the media on Monday, October 24, 2022, with the caption “Nnamdi Kanu: 3 Justices on Appeal Court Panel Transferred”
The edition in question conveyed the insinuation to the effect that the recent postings of Justices of the Court of Appeal were in connection with or in response to the decision of the Court of 13th October 2022 in Nnamdi Kanu Versus the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“We wish to state categorically that the general postings of the Justices of the Court of Appeal under reference were normal and aimed at revitalizing the justice delivery system of the Court.
“In fact, 21 out of 81 Justices including 6 Presiding Justices of the Court were affected by the general postings.
“It is therefore incorrect to insinuate that the Honourable Justices who disseminated the judgment in the Nnamdi Kanu appeal were the targets of the routine posting exercise.
“A few minutes of inquiry by the media could have clarified the fact.
“We inducement to the media to exercise restraint and circumspection in reporting consequences pertaining to the Court and its undertakings.
“The Court of Appeal has an open door policy of providing easy access to the media to make inquiries and seek clarification on any matters of interest to the media for the benefit of the general public”, the statement reads.
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