A Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja, on Monday, once more adjourned a recent N1billion go well with filed by chief of the proscribed Indigenous Folks of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, towards the Federal Authorities till March 18 this yr for listening to.
The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) had, on January 8, reported that Justice James Omotosho fastened the listening to for right this moment when no lawyer represented Kanu in courtroom.
Upon resumed listening to right this moment, counsel to the defence, I.I. Hassan, instructed the courtroom that they had been but to be served with processes within the matter.
However Kanu’s lawyer, Alloy Ejimakor, mentioned all the pieces wanted for the service of their processes on the defence had been perfected.
He puzzled why the originating movement and different purposes had been but to be served on the defence by the bailiff.
Justice Omotosho ultimately adjourned the matter till March 18, 2024 for the plaintiff to serve the defence within the go well with.
Recall that Kanu, by his lawyer, Ejimakor, had filed the newest go well with marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1633/2023 for the enforcement of his elementary rights whereas in detention.
Within the originating movement dated and filed December 4, the applicant sued the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN), AGF, Division of State Service (DSS) and its Director-Common as 1st to 4th respondents respectively.
The go well with was filed pursuant to Order II, Guidelines 1 & 2 of the Basic Rights Enforcement Process Guidelines 2009, amongst others.
Within the movement, the detained IPOB chief prayed for eight reliefs.
He sought “a declaration that the respondents’ act of refusing or stopping his counsel from taking notes of particulars of counsel’s skilled discussions/consultations with him at DSS detention, with mentioned discussions/consultations referring to preparation of his defence amounted to denial of his proper to be given ample amenities for the preparation of his defence by authorized practitioners of his personal alternative.”
He described the acts as unlawful, illegal, unconstitutional and constituted an infringement of his elementary proper to honest listening to as enshrined and assured below Part 36(6)(b) & (c) of the 1999 Structure (as amended) and Article 7(1)(c) of the African Constitution on Human and Peoples Rights.
Kanu additionally sought an order of injunction restraining and prohibiting the respondents from their act of forcible seizure and photocopying of confidential authorized paperwork dropped at him on the detention facility by his attorneys.
“An order of injunction restraining and prohibiting the respondents from their act of eavesdropping on the applicant’s confidential consultations/conversations together with his attorneys on issues referring to preparation of applicant’s defence through the attorneys’ visitations with the applicant on the detention facility.”
He’s additionally in search of an order mandating the respondents to collectively and severally pay the sum of N1 billion as damages for the psychological, emotional, psychological and different damages he suffered because of his rights’ breach.
