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Wednesday, the Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia asked the Federal Government to pay N500 million damages to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the Indigenous People of Biafra's leader of over his forcible extradition and extraordinary rendition from Kenya.
Presiding Judge Justice Evelyn Anyadike gave the judgement and said that the Federal Government and its agencies grossly violated Kanu’s fundamental human rights by illegally renditioning him back to Nigeria without due process.
The court ordered the Federal Government to return the IPOB Leader to Kenya where he was before the June 19, 2021, forceful disappearance from the East African country.
The verdict is coming barely one week after the Court of Appeal in Abuja declared Kanu’s rendition to Nigeria illegal, saying it did not follow due process and violated all known International treaties signed by Nigeria.
The appellate court declared that the Federal Government had lost the legitimacy to put the IPOB leader on trial.
It further quashed all seven counts of terrorism charges preferred against him by the Federal Government.
For the case in Umuahia, Kanu had, through his Special Counsel, Mr. Aloy Ejimakor, sued the Federal Government, challenging his abduction and rendition from Kenya.
Source: vanguardngr.com
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