A Federal High Court Abuja led by Justice James Omotosho on Monday, adjourned to March 18 a fresh N1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government.
Justice James Omotosho had on January 8 fixed the hearing for 4th march when no lawyer represented Kanu in court.
Upon resumption of hearing, counsel to the defence, I.I. Hassan, told the court that they were yet to be served with processes in the matter.
Reacting, lawyer to Kanu, Alloy Ejimakor, said everything needed for the service of their processes on the defence had been perfected.
He wondered why the originating motion and other applications were yet to be served on the defence by the bailiff.
Justice Omotosho subsequently adjourned the matter until March 18 for the plaintiff to serve the defence in the suit.
Kanu, through his lawyer, Ejimakor, had filed the latest suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1633/2023 for the enforcement of his fundamental rights while in detention.
In the originating motion dated and filed Dec. 4, the applicant sued the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN), AGF, Department of State Service (DSS) and its Director-General as 1st to 4th respondents respectively.
He sought “a declaration that the respondents’ act of forcible seizure and photocopying of confidential legal documents pertaining to facilitating the preparation of his defence which were brought to him at the respondents’ detention facility by his lawyers, amounted to denial of his rights to be defended by legal practitioners of his own choice.
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