Court Reserves Ruling On Kanu Till October 27

Court has reserved the ruling on Kanu till October 27.

Glamtush reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, and presided over by Justice Evelyn Anyadike, today reserved October 27, 2022 for ruling on Nnamdi Kanu’s 8-point application over the alleged Federal Government’s attack on his country home and extraordinary rendition from Kenya.

The suit is sui generis (of a special class) and it is primarily aimed at redressing the infamous unlawful expulsion or extraordinary rendition of Nnamdi Kanu, which is said to be a violation of his fundamental rights under Article 12(4) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, as well as Chapter IV of the Nigerian Constitution.

In addition to the rendition, the special counsel for Nnamdi Kanu/IPOB, Aloy Ejimakor, is asking the court to redress the myriad violations that came with the rendition, such as the torture, the unlawful detention and the denial of the right to fair hearing which is required by law before anybody can be expelled from one country to the other.

“I am also seeking to halt his prosecution and restore him to the status quo before his rendition on 19th June, 2021”, Ejimakor said.

Kanu’s extraordinary rendition suit was filed before the court in March this year.

During the court session on Tuesday, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, the Special counsel to Kanu and IPOB, brought the United Nations (UN’s) charge to release his client unconditionally to the court’s notice.

“Until the respondents provide warrant of extradition or arrest, Kanu’s arrest remains highly illegal and unconstitutional,” Ejimakor said.

The legal practitioner also faulted the September 2017 military invasion of Kanu’s home, saying “If Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, his family and community were not harassed and scores killed in 2017 by the Nigerian military, we wouldn’t be here hearing cases.”