ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Federal High Court in Abuja, has dismissed the fundamental human rights suit filed against the Federal Government of Nigeria by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Recall that the IPOB leader, sued the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Department of State Service (DSS), for N1 billion in damages for alleged rights violations.
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Kanu, 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 James Omotosho, while delivering a judgment on the suit on Monday, 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.