A former Minister for Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, have been charged to court for allegedly aiding the escape of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, from Nigeria.
They are being charged by one Isiah Ayugu, who described himself as a taxpaying responsible Nigerian and lawyer.
I a suit filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, Ayugu is seeking the investigation and prosecution of Fani-Kayode, and those who stood sureties for the bail granted Kanu by the Federal High Court in Abuja in April last year – Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Tochukwu Uchendu and Emmanuel Shallom Ben.
Also named in the suit is Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, and the IPOB leader’s relatives – Emmanuel Kanu and Uchechi Kanu.
The plaintiff joined as defendants in the suit, the Director-General of the Department of State Services, the DSS itself, the Inspector-General of Police and the Nigeria Police Force.
In the suit marked, FHC/ABJ/CS/1254/18, Ayugu argued that as a Nigerian, his image had been damaged “by the character assassination, lies, falsehood, evil propaganda made against the Nigerian Army that the Nigerian Army has abducted, arrested, kidnapped, assassinated and killed Nnamdi Kanu.”
He held Fani-Kayode and others are those responsible for the spreading of the alleged propaganda and the eventual escape of the IPOB leader from Nigeria.
Ayugu is also arguing that the four defendants had the “statutory duty to investigate, identify and prosecute all persons suspected of being involved in spreading inciting and false news against the Nigerian military as well as aid Nnamdi Kanu to evade justice.”
He filled the suit following a viral video clip which recently emerged on the Internet showing Kanu to be praying in Jerusalem, Israel, and a press conference which the IPOB leader addressed live online.
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