The embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has sued the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar, for imprisoning him in Kenya for eight days, before his extradition to Nigeria.
Kanu’s counsel, Alloy Ejimakor, made this known on Wednesday, in a tweet, with pictures containing the suit filed, as he described Kanu’s detention in Kenya as “false imprisonment.”
Ejimakor said the suit was prompted by new evidence gathered implicating the DG beyond the “infamous extraordinary rendition.”
Hos tweet read, “Yesterday (Wednesday) I filed a suit against Ahmed Abubakar, the DG of National Intelligence Agency (NIA) for his eight days ‘false imprisonment’ of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in discovereed evidence that implicated the DG/NIA beyond the infamous extraordinary rendition.”
As contained in the suit, Abubakar is to appear before the court or be represented within 14, otherwise judgment would be given in the his absence.
The content of the suit filed is contained as follows, “You are hereby commanded that within 14 days after the service of this Writ on you inclusive of the day of such service,
“you do cause an appearance to be entered for you in the Umuahia Judicial Division of the High Court in Abia State in an action at this suit of Mazi Nnnamdi Kanu
“….and take notice that in default of your so doing, the claimant may proceed therein and judgment may be given in your absence.
“The claimant’s claim is for (i) A declaration of this Honourable Court that the defandant’s arrest of the claimant and his imprisonment of the claimant at said location in Nairobi, Kenya amounted to false arrest and false imprisonment.
“(ii) A declaration that the defendant acted in bad faith and/or abused his public office in falsely imprisoning the claimant at the said location in Kenya. (iii) An order of this Honourable Court directing the defendant to pay the claimant the sum of N20,000,000,000.00 (Twenty Billion Naira only) being general and exemplary damages…”
Recall that just few days ago Kanu also sued the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami of N20bn, however, it was thrown out by the Federal High Court in Abuja.
