Nigeria, Oct. 28 -- Nigerian lawyers have shed light on the implications of Nnamdi Kanu's refusal to enter defence against terrorism charges filed against him by the federal government.

Mr Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is being tried at a Federal High Court, Abuja.

The IPOB leader has been in detention since he was repatriated to Nigeria from Kenya in June 2021 under controversial circumstances.

He was supposed to begin his defence on Monday after the federal government closed its case against him, but Mr Kanu told the court he would no longer enter defence because he did not see any valid charges against him.

A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, said Mr Kanu was taking a "risky gamble", consideri...