The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, and the Federal Government are set for more rounds of legal wrangling as the former has sued for contempt proceedings following the failure of the latter and its relevant agencies to give effect to an order made by Justice Adeniyi Ademola of an Abuja Federal High Court.
Justice Ademola who incidentally is among the judges who were harassed by the DSS in the early hours of Saturday, October 8, 2016 had ordered the unconditional release of the pro-Biafran agitator.
Kanu through his lawyer, Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, on Monday formally initiated before a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja for the committal of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Director-General of DSS for non-execution of the court order dated December 17, 2015.
He recalled that during the pendency of the three-count information filed before the Chief Magistrate Court Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, against Kanu by the DSS, and after the said court had granted him bail, the DSS surreptitiously routed to the Federal High Court where they obtained an order from Justice Ademola to detain Kanu for another period of 90 days, pursuant to relevant sections of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015.
This order, he noted, was obtained exparte after the court was erroneously made to believe that the DSS was investigating terrorism offences against Nnamdi Kanu.
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