Rights violations: Nnamdi Kanu secures major win against Tinubu's govt as court delivers verdict

  • Nnamdi Kanu has emerged victorious in the case involving the IPOB leader, the federal government and the southeast governors
  • The court in Enugu ordered FG and the southeast governors to tender an apology to Kanu over his rights violations and also pay him the sum of N8 billion
  • The court further held that the apology to Kanu should be published in three national dailies

Enugu state, Nigeria – A High Court sitting in Enugu state has delivered its judgment in the case involving Nnamdi Kanu and the federal government.

In a ruling on Thursday, October 26, the court ordered the Nigerian government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the South-East governors to pay the sum of N8,000,000,000.00 (eight billion naira: N8bn) to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Kanu.