Court Orders Nigerian Police To Release Supporter Of Detained IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu, Pay N50million In Damages
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Nigeria Police Force to immediately release Mr. Solomon Onyegbule, one of the supporters of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. This is contained in a judgement given by Justice Z. B. Abubakar, who also awarded the sum of N50 million in favour of Onyegbule as compensatory and exemplary damages. The judgement reads in part: “By an Originating Motion dated 7 February, 2022 and filed on the same day, the Applicant prayed this Court for the following reliefs: