November 02, (THEWILL) – A Federal High Court in Abia State has adjourned till November 19, 2021, hearing on a fundamental right enforcement suit filed against the Federal Government by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Aloy Ejimakor, lead counsel to the detained leader, disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday.
THEWILL had reported that Kanu had through his lawyers filed the suit challenging alleged maltreatment by security operatives while being extradited to Nigeria. He is also challenging the entire extradition process.
The court had assigned the suit for hearing on November 2, 2021. However, Ejimakor told newsmen that the suit had been adjourned to a later date.
He said, “Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s human rights suit which was slated for November 2, 2021, has been adjourned to November 19, 2021, by the Federal High Court in Abia.
“We are saddened by this development which primarily seeks the unconditional release of Kanu from his illegal detentions.”
Kanu is currently detained in the facility of the Department of State Services (DSS) while awaiting trial by the Nigerian government. His trial is billed to resumed on November 10 at the Federal High Court, Abuja,
IPOB had called for a one-week sit-at-home in solidarity and for his unconditional release.
