A three-member appellate court panel has
dismissed Nnamdi Kanu’s appeal seeking relocation from Department of
State Services (DSS) custody to Kuje Prison, following his
conviction and life imprisonment sentence.
Delivering the lead judgment, Justice Boloukuromo
Ugo stated that Kanu’s claims regarding violations of his fundamental
rights to human dignity, quality healthcare, and religion were no longer
feasible because he is now serving his sentence in Sokoto Prison.
“The substance of the case has become academic since
Kanu’s counsel, Maxwell Opara, confirmed that his client is being held in
Sokoto prison. The court cannot order a transfer to Kuje prison as previously
sought,”
Justice Ugo said.
The judgment emphasized that Kanu had previously
expressed a preference for prison custody, and having now been convicted
and remanded in prison, his request could not be granted.
This appeal followed Justice Taiwo Taiwo’s July 3
ruling at the Federal High Court in Abuja, which had dismissed Kanu’s
fundamental rights suit on the grounds that he failed to prove his claims.
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