The Federal Government has issued a ‘Notice of Appeal and Motion for Stay of Execution’ to the judgment of the Court of Appeal freeing the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.

IPOB’s counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday night after visiting Kanu who is still in the custody of the Department of State Services.

Ejiofor noted that a late-night notice was served by the case’s lead counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, on Wednesday night and was due for a hearing on October 24.

Ejiofor said although the Federal Government had the right to appeal, it must first obey the order of the Court of Appeal directing the immediate and unconditional release of Kanu.