Nnamdi Kanu has taken President Muhammadu Buhari to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court.
In the case between leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Nigeria dated March 3, 2016, Kanu is suing for the violation of his rights and that of his colleagues, as well as that of his supporters.
The responsibilty of the ECOWAS court is to enable the observance of law and of the principles of equity and in the interpretation and application of the provisions of the revised treat and all other subsidiary legal instruments adopted by community.
Kanu, the radio Biafra director, names some of these violations in the case of his unlawful detention and reported torture, extra-judicial detention and torture, as well as the detention and murder of his followers all over Biafraland.
Nnamdi Kanu was arrested by the State Security Service in Lagos in October 2015 on conspiracy and terrorism charges.