The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled additional proceedings for March 4 in a new N1 billion lawsuit brought by Nnamdi Kanu, the incarcerated leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government and three other defendants.
The named defendants in the suit include the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the Department of State Services (DSS), and its Director General.
Justice James Omotosho adjourned the hearing in the fundamental rights enforcement suit to a later date due to the absence of the applicant’s lawyer.
During the case mention, no legal representative announced an appearance for the applicant, whereas the respondents were represented by two lawyers.
Simon informed the court that his clients had only received the hearing notice and had not been served with the originating processes of the suit.
After hearing from the lawyers, Justice Omotosho adjourned the case to March 4 for further proceedings. He also directed that a hearing notice be issued and served on the applicant.
In the suit filed on behalf of Kanu by his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, the IPOB leader is seeking a declaration that the respondents’ action of forcibly seizing and photocopying confidential legal documents related to the preparation of his defense, brought to him at the detention facility by his lawyers, amounted to a denial of his rights to be defended by legal practitioners of his own choice.