A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled July 1 for the judgement in a N1 billion lawsuit brought by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government and the Department of State Services (DSS).
Justice James Omotosho fixed the date after Kanu’s counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, the FG’s lawyer, Mercy Akeredolu, and their counterpart with the DSS, A.M. Danlami, presented their arguments.
Kanu, through his lawyer, Ejimakor, filed the lawsuit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1633/2023 for the enforcement of his fundamental rights while in detention.
In the originating motion dated and filed on Dec. 4, 2023, the applicant sued the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN), the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), DSS, and its DG as 1st to 4th respondents respectively.
