BREAKING: COURT DISMISSES NNAMDI KANU’S N1BN SUIT AGAINST FG
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Justice James Omotoso of the Federal High Court in Abuja has just dismissed a N1 billion suit filed by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government and the Department of State Services (DSS).
In his ruling, the judge found that the head of IPOB had not produced any proof that the DSS had bugged his meeting with his attorneys or that they had been prevented from taking notes during that meeting.
Justice Omotoso therefore held that there was no evidence before him to show that he was denied a fair hearing, as claimed in his suit.
Consequently, the court dismissed the suit for lacking merit.
Kanu had, through his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, filed the N1 billion suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1633/2023 for the enforcement of his fundamental rights while in detention.
In the originating motion dated and filed on December 4, 2023, the applicant sued the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN), the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), DSS and its DG as 1st to 4th respondents, respectively.
The suit was filed pursuant to Order II, Rules 1 & 2 of the Fundamental Rights Enforcement Procedure Rules 2009, among others.
In the motion, the detained IPOB leader prayed for “a declaration that the respondents’ act of forcible seizure and photocopying of confidential legal documents pertaining to facilitating the preparation of his defence which were brought to him at the respondents’ detention facility by his lawyers, amounted to denial of his rights to be defended by legal practitioners of his own choice.”
He also sought a declaration that the respondents’ act of refusing or preventing his counsel from taking notes of details of the counsel’s professional discussions/consultations with him at DSS detention.
This, he said, amounted to denial of his right to be given adequate facilities for the preparation of his defence by legal practitioners of his own choice.
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