Justice Omotosho held that the claims that Kanu was denied unhindered access to his lawyers by the operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) and that the officials eavesdropped on his conversations with his lawyers in the preparation for his defence, could not be established.
The former governor filed the application after failing for the fifth time on Thursday, to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja, for his arraignment in the N82bn fraud case brought against him by the federal government.
Kanu's legal team led by Aloy Ejimakor, in Appeal No: CA/ABJ/CR/2024 dated June 25 and filed before the court is also asking for a consequential order of the court unconditionally releasing the appellant from detention.
The court, presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo, adjourned to allow the litigants respond to a counter-affidavit that the embattled APC chairman filed to challenge the competence of the suit.