The Abuja division of the Federal High Court on Wednesday admitted into evidence three judgments from Nnamdi Kanu’s defence legal team in the ongoing trial on terrorism charges.
The judgments include that of Justice Benson Anya of the Abia State High Court, who ordered the Nigerian government to pay the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafran (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu the sum of N1 billion for the Nigerian Army’s unlawful invasion of his residence in 2017.
Justice Anya in the said judgment in the fundamental rights suit filed by Kanu had declared that the military invasion of Kanu’s home in Abia State in September 2017 by the Nigerian government was illegal, unlawful, unconstitutional .
Justice Anya also added in same judgment that the military invasion amounted to infringement of Kanu fundamental rights to life, the dignity of his person, his liberty and fair hearing as guaranteed under the 1999 Nigerian Constitution and the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights.
Also admitted in evidence were certified true copies of judgments in suit FHC/UM/CS/30/2022 delivered on October 26, 2022 between Nnamdi Kanu Vs FRN and E/20/2023 between Kanu Vs FRN.
Justice James Omotosho admitted the three judgments which were tendered through the Bar by Kanu legal team and the exhibits were marked as PWL, PWM and PWN respectively by the judge.
The three judgments were tendered during the cross- examination of the prosecution witness who was simply identified as Mr.BBB. The cross- examination was conducted by Paul Erokoro ,SAN.