• Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), has filed a N20 billion libel suit against Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force.
• The suit was filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, by Kanu’s lead Counsel, Chief Aloy Ejimakor.
• Kanu accused Adejobi of defaming and portraying him as a terrorist leader following media publications of a press statement issued by Adejobi on January 25.

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), has taken legal action against Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, filing a N20 billion libel suit. The suit, filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, by Kanu’s lead Counsel, Chief Aloy Ejimakor, accuses Adejobi of defaming and portraying Kanu as a terrorist leader.

The defamation allegedly occurred following media publications of a press statement issued by Adejobi on January 25, where he described IPoB as “a proscribed terrorist organisation”. Kanu claims that the statement portrayed him as a leader of a violent and terrorist group, an associate of violent criminals and terrorists, and a person who does not deserve justice in his cases pending in court.

Kanu is seeking an order from the court directing Adejobi to retract the said publications, write and deliver an unreserved letter of apology, and pay the sum of N20,000,000,000.00 (Twenty Billion Naira only) as general and exemplary damages. Additionally, Kanu is seeking an order of perpetual injunction restraining Adejobi from further uttering defamatory words about him.