The Federal Government has been sued by the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.
Kanu slammed a fresh N100billion suit against the Federal
Government over his continued detention despite the Court of Appeal
judgement that ordered his release.
Kanu, in the fundamental right enforcement suit he filed through
his team of lawyers led by Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, and Ifeanyi
Ejiofor, is praying the Federal High Court in Abuja to declare his
continued detention in custody of the Department of State Service, DSS,
as “illegal, unlawful, oppressive, unconscionable, and
unconstitutional”.
He maintained that his detention in disobedience to the appellate
court’s judgement, violates his fundamental rights to dignity of human
persons, personal liberty and right to freedom of movement as guaranteed
by sections 34, 35, 36, 39, and 41 of the 1999 Constitution, as
amended.
Cited as 1st to 4th Respondents in the suit marked
FHC/ABJ/CS/1945/2022, are the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the
Attorney-General or the Federation, the State Security Service and its
Director General.
Specifically, the IPOB leader, is among other things, seeking an
order of the high court, directing the Respondents to unconditionally
release him from their custody forthwith.
As well as, “An order of injunction restraining the
Respondents, their agents, privies, assigns or howsoever called, from
further interfering with the Applicant’s rights, and/or dealing with the
Applicant in a manner inimical to his Fundamental Rights guaranteed by
the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As Amended)
2011.
“Compensatory and exemplary damages of N100,000,000,000.00 (One
Hundred Billion Naira Only), against the Respondents for the gross
violation of the Applicant’s fundamental rights to dignity of the human
person, personal liberty, and freedom of movement.
Likewise, “An order of this honourable court directing the
Respondents to tender an unreserved public apology to the Applicant in
two National Dailies”.
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