Army reacts to N1bn compensation to Nnamdi Kanu

 

Nigerian Army has reacted to the order of the court that, the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, be compensated with N1bn for total violation of his fundamental human rights.

According to Vanguard, Counsel to the Army, Amos Tory, said the military would respond after studying the judgement, which was delivered on Wednesday by the Abia State High Court sitting in Umuahia.

MuchTalksBlog   had reported that the Nigeria Army was ordered to pay N1billion compensation to Kanu for invading his house in September 2017 during Operation Python Dance ii.

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The court also ordered the Army and the federal government to apologise to Kanu in three national dailies for the infringement of his fundamental human rights following the September 10, 2017 military invasion of his house.

Justice Benson Anya who gave the orders while delivering judgement on the suit filed by Kanu against the federal government, the Army and six others for allegedly violating his fundamental human rights, declared the raid as unlawful.

Responding, Counsel to the Army, Amos Tory, said he was waiting for the copy of the judgement which he would transmit to his clients for study and determination of the next line of action.