The Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), on Thursday stated that the High Court ruling that vindicated its leader, Nnamdi Kanu has redeemed the image of the Nigerian judiciary.
Justice Benson Anya of the Abia State High Court had on Wednesday ruled that the invasion of the residence of the IPOB leader in 2017 was unlawful and an infringement of his human rights.
The court condemned the army’s invasion of Kanu’s house in September 2017 during Operation Python Dance II.
The court also ordered the army and Nigerian Government to apologise to Kanu in three national dailies for the infringement of his fundamental human rights.
Justice Anya gave the order while delivering judgment on the suit filed by Kanu against government, the army and six others.
However, IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful who commended the trial judge for ruling in Kanu’s favour, commended the court for “granting justice to our leader at a time Nigerian judiciary is fast losing the confidence of the world due to compromised rulings by some corrupt judiciary officers.
“Following the victory judgment received yesterday January 19th 2022 in Abia State High Court sitting in Umuahia, we the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the command and leadership of our great leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU, commend the Presiding Judge for his courage to declare the infamous military invasion of our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s house illegal.
“We commend the court for granting justice to our leader at a time Nigerian judiciary is fast losing the confidence of the world due to compromised rulings by some corrupt judiciary officers.
“This latest judgment has to some extent redeemed the image of the judiciary in Nigeria and we ask other judges handling IPOB matters to help salvage completely the battered image of the judiciary in Nigeria in the eyes of your global colleagues in the judiciary.
“We equally appreciate the efforts of Barrister Aloy Ejimakor and his team of lawyers for securing true judgment in this matter.
“Since September 14th, 2017, when this atrocity was committed, no court in Nigeria has been brave enough to condemn the barbarity and brutality of the military until this judgment,” he said.
