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Never A Crime To Exercise The Right To Self Determination- Ipob Defence Counsel by frankdoz: 10:06pm On Jan 24, 2017 |
It was a all drama on 23rd of January 2017 at
the Port-harcourt magistrate court as scores of
Biafrans stormed the court premises to witness
the trial of their comrades who were arrested for
embarking on a peaceful rally in solidarity with
Donald Trump's inauguration as the new
American president.
We arrived at the court premises as the police
and prosecutors kept us waiting for our people to
be brought to the court for the trial. IPOB
lawyer, Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor was also
available waiting for the arrested activists to
arrived, and which later turned out to be that the
police (prosecutor) wanted to deny our people
appearance in court.
However, Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor addressed the
media, saying that he will make sure that the
court holds. At that, we all kept waiting hopefully
that the court must hold as Barrister Ejiofor was
busy pressurizing the people in charge of the
matter to bring the activists to court, of which
finally they were brought to court at around 3:45
pm in the afternoon.
At the arrival of the arrested activists, the
Nigerian security agents came up with another
aggressive mode of embarrassing and denying
our people from staying close to the court
premises in order prevent us from knowing the
actual faces and numbers of people that were
brought. At this juncture, our barrister had an
aggressive argument with the security agents,
telling them that they have no right to prevent us
from seeing the activists.
On getting to the Magistrate court room 8 block
D, the accused people were shared into two sets
of numbers where by 38 were arraigned down
floor, while 7 were at the upper floor.
The court proceedings started with tensed
arguments, as the prosecutor accused the IPOB,
pro Trump activists of attempting to overthrow
the government of Nigeria, and therefore they
were charged for treasonable felony, but our
defendants countered it by telling the court that
it is never a crime to exercise ones right to self
determination which is clearly stated in the
United Nation charter on rights of Indigenous
peoples.
After all the argument, the case was adjourned
to 30th of January 2017 for bail hearing of the
defendants, although the court had already
acknowledged that it lacks the jurisdiction to
entertain a case of such magnitude.
Meanwhile, Family Writers correspondents
present in the court seized the opportunity to
interview the arraigned activists.
We found out that over 65 of them were arrested
and only 45 were brought to court for trial.
WATCH
It was also gathered that there are still some
other people under DSS custody. The DSS
arrested an IPOB member on 13th of January
2017 from Rumola Boricamp zone Igweocha for
only printing Biafran flag and banner in
preparation for the 20th Rally for Donald Trump.
The young man's name is Udochukwu Nelson.
The DSS has insisted they are not going to
release him.
The coordinator Rumola Boricamp zone
Igweocha also raised an alarm that another zonal
member by name Bright Sunday Okoro was
nowhere to be found since 20th of December
2017 Trump inauguration rally and also said it is
no other agency other than the DSS that
kidnapped him, because he's not among the
dead bodies of the people killed.
In conclusion the court case ended at 5:30pm in
the evening. Meanwhile, the remaining twenty
people are expected to be arraigned on 24th of
January 2017 at the State Magistrate court Port-
harcourt. |
Re: Never A Crime To Exercise The Right To Self Determination- Ipob Defence Counsel by DozieInc(m): 10:17pm On Jan 24, 2017 |
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Re: Never A Crime To Exercise The Right To Self Determination- Ipob Defence Counsel by igbofocus: 10:23pm On Jan 24, 2017 |
this is common knowledge in civilized worlds...... danshi (but) the akaenwe known as bubu is trying to jamatule us not knowing that surugede is the dance of the spirits one day, the case of bubu will eual that of comrade nama who rotated and tripanord as conbeef |
Re: Never A Crime To Exercise The Right To Self Determination- Ipob Defence Counsel by funlord(m): 11:04pm On Jan 24, 2017 |
igbofocus: Abeg that your crack cocaine still remain? This your inspiring post no be for here oh... |
Re: Never A Crime To Exercise The Right To Self Determination- Ipob Defence Counsel by Joel3(m): 11:54pm On Jan 24, 2017 |
where is your source. |
Re: Never A Crime To Exercise The Right To Self Determination- Ipob Defence Counsel by zendy: 11:57pm On Jan 24, 2017 |
They will be all released in good time because its not possible for one to overthriw a Government or commit treason by holding peaceful protest |
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