Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has taken the Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr Aboki Danjuma to court, demanding N10 billion in general damages over an alleged defamation suit.
In a fresh suit filed by his counsel, Maxwell Opara, at the Abuja High Court, Kanu has also demanded an award of N50 million as exemplary damages against the Commissioner of Police.
In the writ of summons marked: CV3179/2025, IPOB leader asked for an award of 10 per cent post judgment interest per annum on the entire judgment sum from the date of judgment till the same is liquidated in full
He sought a declaration that Mr Danjuma’s press release published on July 25 “attributing the gruesome killings in Imo communities to IPOB/ESN (Eastern Security Network) members is false, unsubstantiated, speculative and defamatory.”
He sought “an order of perpetual injunction, restraining the defendant whether by himself or officers of the Nigerian Police Force from further making such or similar defamatory statements.
“An order of this honourable court directing the defendant to issue a public retraction and apology to the claimant in at least two national dallies and on national television.”
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while Kanu is the claimant, Danjuma is the sole defendant in the suit dated Aug. 12 but filed Aug. 14 by Mr Opara.
Kanu, in his statement of claims, through Opara, alleged that on or about July 25, the CP, within two hours of an attack at Ndi-Ejezie, Umualaoma and Ndiakuwata Uno in Arondizuogu Ideato Local Government Area (LGA), issued a press release published by mainstream media, “wherein he falsely and maliciously attributed the gruesome killings in these Imo State communities to members of IPOB/ESN.”
