A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, on Friday adjourned the fundamental rights suit filed against the Federal Government of Nigeria, on behalf of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by Barrister Aloy Ejimakor and his team of lawyers.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Barrister Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Kanu and IPOB had earlier today announced that he is seeking for the implementation of Kanu’s fundamental rights against controversial extradition.
The suit which he explained as “sui generis and primarily aimed at redressing the infamous unlawful expulsion or extraordinary rendition of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, which is a clear violation of his fundamental rights under Article 12(4) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights”, is before Justice Evelyn Anyadike.
Slated for hearing today, the Federal Government and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, did not appear for the hearing as reports has it that they did not file for any defence.
However, the presiding judge, Justice Anyadike has adjourned the hearing to 27th April, 2022 for a definitive hearing irrespective of whether the FG’s representatives show up or not.
