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BREAKING: Court Dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s N1 Billion Damages Suit Against FG
Kanu sued the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Department of State Service for N1 billion in damages for alleged rights violations.
Abuja, Nigeria– The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), seeking N1 billion in damages for alleged violations of his rights.
Kanu sued the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Department of State Service for N1 billion in damages for alleged rights violations.
Kanu had, in the suit marked: FHC/CS/1633/2023 claimed that the Department of State Services DSS and its Director General violated his right to fair hearing by allegedly preventing his lawyers from having unhindered interactions with him where he is being detained, in preparation of his defence in his criminal trial.
In a judgment on Monday, Justice James Omotosho ruled that Kanu did not present credible evidence to support his claims that his interactions with his lawyers were interfered with. He also failed to prove that he was denied unrestricted access to his lawyers and that DSS officials eavesdropped on their conversations, which would constitute a violation of his right to a fair hearing.
