A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit by the detained leader of the separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu seeking N1billion damages for alleged right violation.
Kanu had, in the suit, claimed that the Department of State Services DSS and its Director General violated his right to fair hearing by allegedly preventing his lawyers from having unhindered interactions with him where he is being detained, in preparation of his defence in his criminal trial.
The judge, James Omotosho held that Kanu failed to provide credible evidence to sustain his claims that his interactions with his lawyers were interfered with.
He added that Kanu also failed to prove 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 fair hearing.
Godfrey Eshiemoghie
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