Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB) dragged the federal government of Nigeria to court over the unlawful invasion of his father’s residence by the Nigerian military personnels sent by the federal government on the 10th of September, 2017 on the infamous military operation in Abia state tagged “operation python dance”.
The famous Biafran supreme leader through his counsels prayed the High court of Abia state to declare the military invasion of his father’s residence illegal, unlawful and infringement of his fundamental human rights. He also asked the court to award him the sum of 5 billion Naira monetary compensation for the havoc melted on him and his family by the federal government of Nigeria through the military personnels.
The court on Wednesday, 19th of January, 2022 ruled in the favour of the applicant; Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The presiding Judge, Justice Benson Anya of the Abia state High court held that the invasion of the family residence of the applicant is illegal, unwarranted, unlawful and breaches his fundamental human rights. The court in her wisdom also awarded the sum of 1 billion Naira monetary compensation for the damages suffered by Nnamdi Kanu and his family in the hands of the Nigerian Military personnels.
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The Judge in his ruling, further declared that the abduction and extradition of the leader of the proscribed Biafra group and his forced return to Nigeria from Kenya where he was seeking refuge is illegal under both local laws and international treaties.
Nnamdi Kanu is still in the custody of the Department of State Security Services (DSS) and facing charges relating to terrorism and incitement at the federal high court, FCT Judicial division.