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Nnamdi Kanu[ipob] wins FG at ECOWAS court.
The
ECOWAS court sitting in Abuja, has rejected the application filed by
the federal[FG] government[ asking that the suit filed by the Nnamdi Kanu,
the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) be defeated.
Nnamdi Kanu, the Director of Radio Biafra and Leader of
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),is suing the Federal Government [FG] for
alleged illegal detention.
This is reported to have caused jubilation among members of IPOB and those sympathetic to his plight.
Kanu’s suit seeks the court to grant him an unconditional release from detention as well as damages to the tune of $800 million.
According
to Vanguard the Federal Government of Nigeria challenging the
jurisdiction of the court to hear a case of breach of fundamental human
rights filed by Nnamdi Kanu.
The government said as a result,Kanu’s application constitutes an abuse of court process.
The presiding judge, Micah Wright-Williams, dismissed the application of the government for lacking in merit.
The court said it has the authority to hear cases of breach of human rights.
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