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.
Kanu sued the Attorney-General of the Federation and the
Department of State Service for N1 billion in damages for alleged rights
violations.
The IPOB leader, in the suit marked FHC/CS/1633/2023,
claimed that the DSS and its Director General violated his right to a fair
hearing by allegedly preventing his lawyers from having unhindered interactions
with him while he was being detained in preparation for his defence in 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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