Nigeria, March 18 -- The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal filed by Felix Okonkwo, a lawyer in the legal team of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, over his unlawful arrest and detention by the police and the State Security Services (SSS).

A three-member panel of the court, led by Joseph Oyewole, unanimously ruled that the appellant (Mr Okonkwo) failed to prove miscarriage of justice in a decision of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, regarding his arrest and detention in 2021.

A member of the court's panel, Okon Abang, who delivered the lead judgement on Monday, said the suit lacked merit.

The appellants, comprising - Felix Okonkwo, Ikenna Chibuike and Okafor Ugochu...