FG FAILS TO APPEAR IN COURT, NNAMDI KANU’S CASE ADJOURNED

On Tuesday, the inability of the federal government to appear before the Abia State High Court  made the The fundamental rights suit filed by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, adjourned to October 7.

It has been reported that there was a heavy presence of security agents at the court premises located at Ikot Ekpene Road, Umuahia, the state capital, on Tuesday morning as a vacation judge, Justice KCJ Okereke was set for the hearing of the case.

The counsel to Kanu, Aloy Ejimakor, had on August 27 2021 filed the cases demanding that the FG return the secessionist to Kenya where he was “abducted” from.

It also demanded N5 billion from the government over alleged gross violation of Nnamdi Knau’s fundamental rights.

During the supposed hearing, it was discovered that out of the eight respondents, only two – the DSS in Abuja and Umuahia – have filed their reply to the Suit but their processes were filed out of time which promoting Justice KCJ Okereke to adjourn the case.

Speaking to journalists at the court on Tuesday, Barrister Ejimakor expressed confidence in the capacity of the Abia High Court to uphold the law by enforcing Kanu’s human rights.