Detained Nigerian separatist leader, Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday won against the Federal Government at the High Court, Umuahia, Abia State.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the court ruled that the ‘extraordinary rendition’ of the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is a violation of his fundamental rights.
It, therefore, directed that all seven prayers sought from the court be granted, including restoring Kanu to his state of being as of 19th June 2021 and halting his prosecution.
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu WINS at Federal High Court, Umuahia. Court ruled that the Extraordinary Rendition is a violation of his fundamental rights. All 7 prayers sought from the court granted, including restoring him to his state of being as of 19th June, 2021 & halting his prosecution.
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The presiding judge, Justice Evelyn Anyadike, also ordered Nigerian authorities to pay Kanu N500 million for damages.
Kenya, the country where Kanu was arrested in June 2021, had declined to say if it played a role in the IPOB leader’s return to Nigeria.
Since Kanu’s trials began in Abuja and Abia, IPOB has ordered residents of the southeast to “sit-at-home”, a form of civil disobedience to show solidarity with Kanu.
The IPOB campaign has crippled small businesses and routinely disrupted other economic activity in the five states of the region.
Wow. Rule of Law becoming more interesting.
Negative minded government
That’s true my dear
Judiciary is gradually becoming a threat to our justice system.
Wetin lawyers dey do sef ?
Federal govt should set Nnamdi Kanu free, and allow Biafra to go peacefully.
This govt has just proven to the world that they don’t obey court orders just as Nnamdi Kanu said in 2017. It’s a pity.
So many Court judgment in favour of Nnamdi kanu. Federal Government should obey Court verdicts.
That’s the raw truth even the federal government knows that, but let’s wait and see the reactants of the federal government over the high court rule
SENSELESS MEANINGLESS INCONSEQUENTIAL JUDGEMENT OF COFUSED JUDGES.
Except they can show with proof where the government of Kenya complained petition the court that it wished desired and wanted the cowed coward Kanu in their country.
THE UNLEARNED JUDGES HAVE ONLY OPENED THEMSELVES UP FOR CRUCIAL CRITICAL SCRUTINY FOR APPARENT SYMPATHY TO THE COURSE OF SECCESSIONISTS HELL BENT ON DECIMATING Nigeria. AND I AM NOT AWARE OF GOVERNMENT ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH THAT WOULD SUCH DIVISION.
The LOCAL TRIBALISTIC wig on the bench in the eastern clans got it very wrong.
This man has rili suffered they should obey court order n free this man bikonu
May God delivere us from wicked and in just judge of his country