BREAKING: Court discontinues Nnamdi Kanu’s case

Ima Elijah 11:13 - 17 November 2022

Nnamdi Kanu, pictured in 2017 in the garden of his house in Umuahia, southeast Nigeria, disappeared later that year while on bail, later re-emerging first in Jerusalem, then Britain

Kanu informed the European Union that he is ill with 3 different life-threatening conditions.

A N20 billion suit filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, by the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, (SAN), has been “discontinued”.

The source: This update was given on Thursday, November 17, 2022, by Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Kanu and IPOB.

UPDATE on #MNK outstanding cases in which I’m directly involved:

The UK case is awaiting decision.

Fed. High Court case for Nov 18 is discontinued.

The AU case is awaiting decision.

UN Opinion has been escalated to other tribunals.

The Kenyan case is set for Feb 2023 (sad).
— aloy ejimakor (@AloyEjimakor) November 17, 2022

In his words: “UPDATE on #MNK (Mazi Nnamdi Kanu) outstanding cases in which I’m directly involved:

“The UK case is awaiting decision.

“Fed. High Court case for Nov 18 is discontinued.

“The AU case is awaiting decision.

“UN Opinion has been escalated to other tribunals.

“The Kenyan case is set for Feb 2023 (sad),” Ejimakor wrote on his known Twitter handle.

What you should know: Recall that the High Court had fixed Friday, November 18, for hearing of the suit which also has the Director-General (DG) of National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar, as a defendant.

Kanu, through Ejimakor, had filed a writ of summons marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1702/222.

The application, dated and filed on September 23, listed Malami and Abubakar as 1st and 2nd defendants respectively.

Why Kanu is in court: Ejimakor challenged the manner of Kanu’s arrest in Kenya, and also called his continued incarceration a violation of human rights.

The reason for discontinuing the case was not stated by the lawyer.

What you must know: Kanu had written to the European Union, EU, Delegation to Nigeria over his deteriorating health.

Kanu informed the delegation that he is ill with 3 different life-threatening conditions.

He urged the EU delegation to prevail on the Federal Government to allow him to seek independent medical care.

The IPOB leader made the appeal through his Special Counsel, Ejimakor, in a letter to the EU delegation.

In the letter, Kanu lamented that the Nigerian Government had refused to release him despite several court orders granting him bail.