The Court of Appeal in Abuja halted the execution of its own judgment on Friday, which faulted Kanu’s rendition from Kenya to Nigeria and also dismissed the terrorism charges against him.
In a ruling, Justice Haruna Tsanami upheld the Federal Government’s application and ordered that the judgment be stayed.
The Federal Government had requested that the judgment’s execution be stayed pending the outcome of its Supreme Court appeal.
In a brief ruling, Justice Tsanami ruled that Kanu’s legal team’s counter-affidavit filed against the Federal Government application was deceptive.