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Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by massinola(m): 7:49am On Oct 16, 2017
The law firm of Fein & DelValle PLLC has announced that it, “is drafting a criminal indictment against Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusfu Buratai, for genocide and crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.”

The firm said in a statement issued at the weekend in Washington, D.C. USA, that it is pursuing the case, “on behalf of Biafrans who covet justice – the dead, the living, and those yet to be born”.
According to the statement signed by renowned Attorney, Mr. Bruce Fein, and his Partner, Mr. W. Bruce DelValle, “Buhari and Buratai are criminally culpable because of their command responsibility over security forces operating under their direction or control and who are terrorising tens of millions of Biafrans specifically because of their Christianity and ethnicity.”


“The crimes include extrajudicial killings, torture, and sister unspeakable horrors. They are the grisly signature of Buhari’s and Buratai’s ongoing military campaign in the South East region with the euphemistic moniker Operation Python Dance II.
“The indictment being drafted by Fein & DelValle will be presented to Chief Prosecutor of the ICC, Fatou Bensouda. It will be modeled after the genocide or crimes against humanity indictments returned against Serbia’s Slobodan Milosevic, Sudan’s Omar Bashir, Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi, Chad’s Hissen Habre, and Cambodia’s Comrade Duch.

“The overwhelming majority of Biafrans cannot speak for themselves without risking lethal retaliation by President Buhari or Lt. General Buratai. That fear explains the reason the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted the motion of Fein & DelValle to reference their ten (10) Biafran plaintiffs anonymously in their Torture Victims Protection Act suit against sixteen (16) individual Nigerian defendants in Doe, et al. v. Buratai, et al., Civil Action No. 1:17-cv-0133.

“Fein & Delvalle are gathering photographic, video, and testimonial evidence of the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity perpetrated by Buhari and Buratai against Igbos not only in the South East region, but also in northern Nigeria and elsewhere. There is no safe haven in Nigeria for them. Last June, Hausa Fulani youths in northern Nigeria (Arewa) with impunity threatened to evict eleven million Igbos from their homes and businesses in northern Nigeria by force and violence if they did not quit the area by October 1, 2017.

“We are confident that 50 million Igbos in Nigeria were not born with saddles on their backs ready to be ridden by booted and spurred Hausa-Fulani with the grace of God. Criminal prosecutions of Buhari and Buratai before the International Criminal Court are the best way of teaching that gospel.”


Mr. Fein and Mr. DelValle expressed optimism that,“the prosecutions of Buhari and Buratai will prompt the United Nations Security Council to task the United Nations Electoral Unit to conduct a referendum on Biafran independence in the South East region; and, to operate a transitional government for a six-month period prior to the balloting to avoid any intimidation of the voters. It is no accident that South Sudan achieved independence on the heels of President Bashir’s ICC indictment for genocide in Darfur”.

“Nigeria’s current borders were drawn by a racist British colonial master more than a century ago with no reference to the inhabitants. The boundaries are morally, legally, and politically indefensible. The Government of Nigeria does not reflect popular will on that score. It rules under a 1999 Constitution that was decreed by a military dictator for the purpose, among other things, of holding Igbos in bondage to Hausa-Fulani terrorists.
“Britain defaulted on its decolonisation obligation to permit self-determination referenda by each of the separate and distinct peoples of Nigeria. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1514, December 14, 1960, provides: ‘All peoples have the right to self-determination; by virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development’.”

http://dailypost.ng/2017/10/15/biafra-us-lawyers-file-charges-buhari-buratai-icc/amp/

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by Nobody: 7:58am On Oct 16, 2017
Buratai's properties in dubai,bought with decease soldiers arrears should be closely monitor in case he want to sell them secretly to avoid being confiscated in case he ignores ICC summon to come and answer genocide charges.
Buhari should be arrested in his first aso rock Chatham home,london if he want to for medical holidays.

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by NwaAmaikpe: 7:58am On Oct 16, 2017
shocked


Good propaganda but it will lead nowhere.


The South East leaders are all sell outs.

Just imagine this case eventually came to fruition and someone like Rochas or Gburugburu was asked to testify against Buhari at the Hague since they were Chief Security Officers of states were some of these supposed human rights violations occurred....


The truth be told no matter whose ox is gored;
The Igbos are the Igbo's problems.

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by Realist2: 7:59am On Oct 16, 2017
hope it's not another chest beating?.

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by Nobody: 8:00am On Oct 16, 2017
Enough of this biafra thing. One Nigeria we shall remain

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by raker300: 8:02am On Oct 16, 2017
By the time Ipob is done with Buhari...he’ll statt speaking Chinese.


Power no be violence

Ipob will show you the pen is mightier than the sword

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by Nobody: 8:02am On Oct 16, 2017
I don't know how it usually happens but this is true: Do not be deceived for God is not mocked. Whatever a man sows, that he reaps!

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by raker300: 8:04am On Oct 16, 2017
whateverkay:
Enough of this biafra thing. One Nigeria we shall remain
but in 2015, you and your folks wanted igbos out bah?


Seems “one nigeria” is only to your benefit

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by Nobody: 8:04am On Oct 16, 2017
whateverkay:
Enough of this biafra thing. One Nigeria we shall NEVER remain

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by AlfaWaleFatai: 8:06am On Oct 16, 2017
i swear lalasticlala will not see this
posted this news days back
maybe the source Nigerian voice was not credible enough

Hehehehehehe now a main stream media is reporting it
I'll see their reactions

Hehehehehehe

killing Buhari psychologically and emotionally is a task everyone should embark on if you still want a better tomorrow

cleverly said so

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by raker300: 8:06am On Oct 16, 2017
Realist2:
hope it's not another chest beating?.
buratai has been currently banned from USA and UK pending investigations..


By the time the investigations are concluded, arrest warrant will be issued.


No be chestbeating my guy..these are actual happenings

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by Nobody: 8:08am On Oct 16, 2017
raker300:
but in 2015, you and your folks wanted igbos out bah?


Seems “one nigeria” is only to your benefit


We love igbos but we hate biafrans. Igbos are patriotic Nigerians while biafrans are treasonous people filled with hate and bile for the Nigerian state

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by massinola(m): 8:08am On Oct 16, 2017
whateverkay:
Enough of this biafra thing. One Nigeria we shall remain
Please you guys should start using the right words. Not just one Nigeria but “one restructured Nigeria ". That's what we want. We are stronger as one equal Nigeria. If not, ten Nigerias we shall divide. One Nigeria ko, one less Nigeria ni.

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by CrtlAltDel: 8:10am On Oct 16, 2017
Bruce Fein has found his voice again… grin grin
[img]https://politicsofjustice.files./2012/02/world-justice-icc.jpg[/img]

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by EternalTruths: 8:11am On Oct 16, 2017
NwaAmaikpe:
shocked
Propaganda Propaganda,

The South East leaders are sell outs.

I don't think you know Bruce Fein.
He is an international lawyer.

Buhari is in soup.
I pity the Nigerian Military by the time the case is won against them in court.

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by naijawisdom(m): 8:14am On Oct 16, 2017
massinola:

Please you guys should start using the right words. Not just one Nigeria but “one restructured Nigeria ". That's what we want. We are stronger as one equal Nigeria. If not, ten Nigerias we shall divide. One Nigeria ko, one less Nigeria ni.
correct

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by CrtlAltDel: 8:16am On Oct 16, 2017
EternalTruths:



I don't think you know Bruce Fein.

He is an international lawyer.


Buhari is in soup.

I pity the Nigerian Military by the time the case is won against them in court.
Who is Bruce Fein ,same Fein has ignored Bush, Putin & Assad….. No be only soup… Bruce Fein is a nobody, which court… ICC? cheesy grin
[img]https://politicsofjustice.files./2012/02/world-justice-icc.jpg[/img]

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by EternalTruths: 8:19am On Oct 16, 2017
raker300:
buratai has been currently banned from USA and UK pending investigations..


By the time the investigations are concluded, arrest warrant will be issued.


No be chestbeating my guy..these are actual happenings


They don't know what is happening in the international community against these set of Military idiots.

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by raker300: 8:19am On Oct 16, 2017
whateverkay:



We love igbos but we hate biafrans. Igbos are patriotic Nigerians while biafrans are treasonous people filled with hate and bile for the Nigerian state
i didn’t see “biafran igbos” on those signs

I didnt hear the Nigerian army asking who is biafran igbo and Nigeria igbo before opening fire at market squares in Imo

Stop decieving yourself

Igbo is igbo

Folks like you have tried to divide Igbo with religion (Jews vs Christians), with party (apc vs pep), with geology (enugu vs anambra)..now you’re using Biafra vs Igbo

Igbo bu igbo..stop trying to divide us

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by Nobody: 8:21am On Oct 16, 2017
I no now the war not by gun buhari &co. Go answer your questions

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by EternalTruths: 8:24am On Oct 16, 2017
whateverkay:



We love igbos but we hate biafrans. Igbos are patriotic Nigerians while biafrans are treasonous people filled with hate and bile for the Nigerian state


You love Igbos but support Fayose( A Yoruba ) struggle for presidency when the Igbos have not occupy the presidency.

You love Igbos but opposed their call for Restructuring.




Some of you need that evil vaccine the military wanted to inject into the blessed bodies of Biafran children.

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by GameGod(m): 8:25am On Oct 16, 2017
Stupiid lawyer, stupiid Biafra


I am waiting vv

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by Nobody: 8:30am On Oct 16, 2017
massinola:

Please you guys should start using the right words. Not just one Nigeria but “one restructured Nigeria ". That's what we want. We are stronger as one equal Nigeria. If not, ten Nigerias we shall divide. One Nigeria ko, one less Nigeria ni.


Restructuring will never happen until the north says so. I live in sokoto, so i know what I'm talking about. We own the resources in every inch of Nigeria. When it's time to restructure it will be considered. For now, Nigeria is not matured for restructuring
Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by Nobody: 8:33am On Oct 16, 2017
raker300:
i didn’t see “biafran igbos” on those signs

Stop decieving yourself

Igbo is igbo

Folks like you have tried to divide Igbo with religion (Jews vs Christians), with party (apc vs pep), with geology (enugu vs anambra)..now you’re using Biafra vs Igbo

Igbo bu igbo..stop trying to divide us


No one is dividing anything. The igbo business men in lagos and other parts of Nigeria making their millions dont give a rat ass about biafra. Biafrans are frustrated people brainwashed by nnamdi kanu. We will never let anyone divide Nigeria. Together we stand divided we fall

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by Nobody: 8:35am On Oct 16, 2017
EternalTruths:



You love Igbos but support Fayose( A Yoruba ) struggle for presidency when the Igbos have not occupy the presidency.

You love Igbos but opposed their call for Restructuring.




Some of you need that evil vaccine the military wanted to inject into the blessed bodies of Biafran children.


Presidency will never reach the south east until we are convinced that the level of patriotism in your region is high enough to consider. No one will ever hand over power to seccesionist minded people. It's like a mad man smoking in a gas station

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by raker300: 8:37am On Oct 16, 2017
whateverkay:



No one is dividing anything. The igbo business men in lagos and other parts of Nigeria making their millions dont give a rat ass about biafra. Biafrans are frustrated people brainwashed by nnamdi kanu. We will never let anyone divide Nigeria. Together we stand divided we fall
biafra struggle didn’t start with Nnamdi and it won’t end with him.


Now you want to divide the igbos along south east and Nigeria lines shey?

You folks seem lost

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by kettykin: 8:40am On Oct 16, 2017
comshots:
Buratai's properties in dubai,bought with decease soldiers arrears should be closely monitor in case he want to sell them secretly to avoid being confiscated in case he ignores ICC summon to come and answer genocide charges.
Buhari should be arrested in his first aso rock Chatham home,london if he want to for medical holidays.

can he really ignore the summon , if charlse taylor can be bundled from africa to face crime against humanity , then who is buratai

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by cristianisraeli: 11:52am On Oct 16, 2017
would be nice to see burantashi in jail... and buhari sharing a cell with charles taylor

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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by pasol4real(m): 11:53am On Oct 16, 2017
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Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by Pidginwhisper: 11:54am On Oct 16, 2017
grin grin
Re: Biafra: US Lawyers To File Charges Against Buhari, Buratai At ICC by Phi001(m): 11:54am On Oct 16, 2017
These ones are deceiving themselves...

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