Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, dismissed the fundamental human rights suit filed by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government.
On Monday, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed the suit. Kanu filed a N1 billion damages lawsuit for alleged rights violations against the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Department of State Service.
The leader of IPOB filed a lawsuit under the file number FHC/CS/1633/2023, alleging that the DSS and its Director General had violated his right to a fair trial by allegedly preventing him and his attorneys from speaking freely while he was being held awaiting the start of his criminal trial.
Justice Omotosho, while delivering a judgment on the suit, held that Kanu failed to provide credible evidence to sustain his claims that his interactions with his lawyers were interfered with, that he was denied unhindered access to his lawyers, and that DSS officials eavesdropped on his conversations with his lawyers, which constituted a breach of his right to a fair hearing.
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