Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB, was arbitrarily extradited, according to a Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia State, which determined that this was against his fundamental rights.
The ruling was handed out by the court along with an order that Kanu be returned to the condition he was in prior to his detention and extraordinary rendition in June 2021.
Recall that Kanu was detained in Kenya last year and returned to Nigeria.
Last year, the IPOB leader was allegedly subjected to extraordinary rendition by the Nigerian government.
Kanu was imprisoned by the Department of State Services, DSS, upon his return to Nigeria while dealing with legal battles.
Aloy Ejimakor, Kanu’s special counsel, filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian government in order to achieve this.
The court granted all seven of Ejimakor’s requests on Wednesday.
In a tweet, Ejimakor wrote: “Mazi Nnamdi Kanu WINS at Federal High Court, Umuahia. Court ruled that the Extraordinary Rendition is a violation of his fundamental rights. All 7 prayers sought from the court granted, including restoring him to his state of being as of 19th June, 2021 & halting his prosecution.”
