Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu on Tuesday, through his lawyer, filed an application before Abia State High Court in Umuahia, seeking his release on health grounds.
Mr Kanu’s lawyer Aloy Ejimako asked the court to, among other things, make an interim order of release of Kanu to attend to his health in any medical facility of his choice in Nigeria, pending the hearing of the motion.
The court session raised tension in Umuahia as security operatives blocked access roads to the court venue.
In an application, Nnamdi Kanu Vs FGN and seven others, Ejimako had also asked for the substitution service on the motion on notice third and fourth respondents.
However, the high court presided over by Justice K. C. J. Okereke refused the application and asked the lawyer to put the respondents on notice.
He granted the application for substituted service on third, fifth, and seventh respondents and adjourned till September 21 for hearing of the motion on notice.
“Today, I secured an Order from the High Court of Abia State to serve by substituted means an Application for enforcement of the Fundamental Rights of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, which is filed and pending before the High Court of Abia State. The substantive matter will be heard on 21st September, 2021 in Umuahia,” Ejimako told PUNCH.
