Court declares attack on Nnamdi Kanu illegal, orders FG to pay him N1 billion

A Excessive Court docket in Umuahia, Abia State has ordered the Federal Authorities to pay the sum of N1 billion to Nnamdi Kanu, Chief of the Indigenous Folks of Biafra, (IPOB), and situation a letter of apology to him in three nationwide dailies.

Kanu had approached the courtroom via his counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, demanding N5 billion over the invasion of his father’s home by the army on September 10, 2017.

The go well with was filed towards Lawyer-Normal of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, (AGF), and the Division of State Companies (DSS) for allegedly violating his basic human rights.

In a ruling on Wednesday, choose Benson Anya, described the invasion of Kanu’s Afaraukwu residence as infamous and brazen.

He additionally really helpful that federal authorities undertake a political decision in coping with the agitation for the restoration of the defunct Biafra Republic championed by IPOB and different points involving Kanu.

Nonetheless, Anya struck out different reliefs sought by the IPOB chief’s authorized workforce, together with an order towards his continued detention by the DSS.

Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor additionally introduced the judgement in a tweet, saying, “Mazi Nnamdi Kanu WINS as Abia Excessive Court docket guidelines that the Federal Authorities violated his basic rights. Orders the Federal authorities to pay N1b to him and situation a letter of apology to him.”