Nigeria, Oct. 31 -- The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a fresh application for the striking out of the terrorism charges pending at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Mr Kanu, in the motion filed on 30 October, also urged the trial judge, James Omotosho, to order his release from custody after striking out the charges.

The application, titled 'Motion on Notice and Written Address in Support', re-echoed the points he earlier made during proceedings Monday, when he told the judge that he had no reason to file any defence in his case because there was no valid charge against him.

"There is no charge or counts cognisable within the corpus juris of the Federal Republic of Nigeria," the motion...