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Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has dragged the Federal Government to court, asking for a compensation of N100 billion, following the refusal of the government to comply with the judgement of the Court of Appeal of 13 October 2022, which discharged the terrorism charges filed against him.
The Appeal court had in a judgement discharged and quashed the terrorism charges filed against Kanu by the Federal Government and subsequently ordered his release from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).
However, the Federal Government had in a stay of execution application, filed before the appellate court, argued that releasing Kanu from detention will pose a security risk to the nation.
But Kanu, in a Fundamental Right Action before the Federal High Court Abuja filed on Wednesday, demanded his immediate release from the facility of DSS and payment of the sum of N100 billion as compensation for the gross violation of his Rights to Liberty and Dignity of Human Persons, Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, one of his lawyers said in a statement.
The statement title “CONTINUED VIOLATION OF COURT ORDER – MAZI NNAMDI KANU SEEKS 100BILLION NAIRA DAMAGES AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, FROM THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT ABUJA, FOR HIS CONTINUED ILLEGAL/UNLAWFUL DETENTION IN DEFIANCE TO ORDER OF COURT”, reads:
“Following the continued grandstanding of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) to implement/carry out the Orders/Judgement of the Court of Appeal, delivered on the 13th day of October 2022, which in effect, discharged Mazi Nnamdi Kanu of the frivolous charge brought against him and consequently, prohibits the FGN from further detaining him, and/or subjecting him to further trial or prosecution by any court in Nigeria…
