Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- As the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), resumes on Monday, lawyers and litigants are stranded at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The Supreme Court of Nigeria last December restored Mr Kanu's trial after dismissing the judgement of the Court of Appeal freeing the IPOB leader.

Mr Kanu is standing trial for terrorism before Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Armed operatives of Nigeria's secret police, SSS, on Monday, mounted barricades on adjoining routes to the court located in the central area of Abuja.

Typically, Monday mornings are busy with many cases, but SSS personnel would not allow lawyers and litigants to enter the court premises without veri...