The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has won a court victory for seven supporters of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who were arrested and held illegally in various detention centres by security agencies.
The court discharged seven supporters and awarded N130m in damages in their favor against security agencies. The court discharged Maria Ezediaro of all frivolous criminal charges and granted her bail.
The court also discharged Pastor Cletus Nwachukwu Egole, his wife Ifeyinwa Egole, a prophet of Jewish Faith Michael Uba, Ugochukwu Samuel, and Raphael Idang, who were arrested and transferred to the IGP Intelligence Response Team detention facility in Abuja.
Ngozichukwu Ada-Dav was also released and awarded N30m in compensatory damages.
