Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday faulted the court of the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) over its unfavourable judgement in the suit filed by its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu against the Nigeria government.
While reacting to the court ruling, IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful, described the judgement as compromised.
Kanu had filed a suit before the court on March 3, 2016 alleging torture, assault, inhuman treatment, and the violation of his property rights by the Federal Government.
Kalu in the suit no ECW/CCJ/APP/06/16 filed before the court by his counsel, Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, also claimed that his rights to life, personal integrity, privacy, fair trial, freedom of movement, freedom of expression, freedom of association, and right to self-determination among others were violated following his arrest and detention by agents of the defendant State.
Delivering judgment, the Community Court held that the arrest and detention of the IPOB’s leader, Kanu, was lawful. The three-member panel of the court also dismissed the request of Kanu for monetary compensation to the tune of $800.
