media reports said Nigeria was seeking Igboho's extradition, but the status of that request was unclear

Prosecution counsel Mohammed Abubakar told the court that unspecified" logistical issues" prevented the Department of State Security from producing Kanu.... The judge ordered that Kanu should have access to his lawyers twice a week. Kanu was first arrested in 2015, but disappeared while on bail in April 2017.... His social media posts during his absence outraged the government, which they said sparked attacks on security forces in southeastern Nigeria. His whereabouts were unclear until securi