About seven members of the Indigenous People of Biafra has been discharged by a court including a compensatory award of N130 million damages in their favour. The court pronouncements came as IPOB awaits the judgment of the Supreme Court on Onyendu on Kanu’s case scheduled to be delivered on December 15.
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu
Kanu’s counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, said the persons granted freedom were being illegally held in various detention facilities of the security agencies, and those facing one form of charge or the other.
In a statement obtained by Igbere TV on Thursday Ejiofor said Justice M.O. Olajuwon of a Federal High Court in Abuja in charge with No: FHC/ABJ/CR/475/2021, between the Federal Government and Maria Ezediaro discharged her “of all frivolous criminal allegation/charge brought against her before the court.”
He said, “She was arrested on February 26 2021 when she visited the State CID, Owerri, Imo State Command to give food and medication to her friend who was detained there, and was subsequently transferred to the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team detention facility in “Abattoir”, Abuja, where she was subjected to all forms of inhuman treatment, severe torture and degradation.
“Also in a journey, she vividly recalls being the only survivor among many innocent Biafrans that were brought along with her. However, following the refusal of the police to release her or charge her to court, we filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit on her behalf before the Federal High Court Abuja.
“Still on our application, she was granted bail by the court on the 21st Day of April 2022 and consequently released to us upon perfection of the bail conditions.
On October 10, 2023, following our application and submissions before the court, the Federal High Court, Abuja per Hon. Justice M.O. Olajuwon struck out the four-count terrorism charge filed against Mrs. Maria Ezediaro and consequently discharged her.”
