The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the fundamental human rights suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the suit was dismissed by Justice James Omotosho on Monday.

Kanu had taken the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Department of State Service (DSS) to court, seeking N1 billion in damages for alleged violations of his human rights.

The IPOB leader claimed that the DSS and its Director General had prevented his lawyers from having unrestricted access to him while in detention, preparing for his criminal trial.

However, in a detailed judgment, Justice Omotosho ruled that Kanu failed to provide convincing evidence to support his claims. The court held that Kanu did not prove that his interactions with his lawyers were interfered with, that he was denied unhindered access to his legal team, or that DSS officials eavesdropped on his conversations with his lawyers, which would have constituted a breach of his right to a fair hearing.

The suit, marked FHC/CS/1633/2023, was therefore dismissed due to a lack of credible evidence to sustain Kanu’s allegations.