Human rights lawyer, Chief Malcom Omirhobo has sued the federal government of Nigeria, the security chiefs and the government of the 36 states of the federation at the Federal High Court, Abuja, seeking to restrain the military from embarking on operation crocodile smile 111 in the Niger Delta region of the country.

Joined as plaintiff in the fundamental rights enforcement action is Malcom Omirhobo Foundation, while the attorney general of the federation, National Assembly, Nigerian Police Service Commission, Nigerian Police Council, Nigerian Police Affairs Commission, minister of defence and the commissioners of Police across the states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are joined as defendants.

The applicants are asking the court to declare that the military operations violate their fundamental human rights to life, dignity of human person, personal liberty, family and private life and therefore illegal.


They also prayed for a declaration that operation Python Dance 111 in the South East is a violation of the rights of the Nigerian public resident in the area and therefore Undemocratic and unconstitutional.

In addition, the applicants want the court to declare that maintenance of law and order and the enforcement of law in Nigeria is the primary and constitutional responsibility of the Nigeria Police Force and not the Nigeria Armed forces.

They therefore, prayed the court to order the defendants to evacuate the military from the zone as well as an order mandating the Police to take charge of enforcement of law and order in those zones.

Omirhobo also asked for a perpetual injunction, restraining the president and other defendants from using armed forces to perform the duties of the Police.

Supported by 112-paragraph affidavit personally deposed to, by the 2nd applicant, Omirhobo averred that he is a lawyer from Ughelli in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria.

He swore that as a minister in the temple of justice with the commission to defend the constitution of Nigeria at all times, it has become necessary to seek for courts intervention as a result of the military operations in the two zones despite protest from members of the public.

His words: “That the first and second rounds of both exercises led to the wanton violation of the fundamental and human rights of the Nigerian Public in the South East Zone and Niger Delta Region of Nigeria respectively.

That as a result of the first and second rounds of both exercises, a lot of the Nigerian Public in the South East Zone and Niger Delta Region of Nigeria went missing and unaccounted for.

According to him, the people are yet to recover from the trauma and damning effects of the first and second military operations, adding that further operations would be disastrous to the people.

https://www.akelicious.net/2018/11/activist-sues-fg-security-chiefs-over.html

Good

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Las las Ask about this case in a month time
Nowhere to be found
Nija my country
Lol

Oga this is Nigeria.

You can't win FG in court unless if you have unused large money to bribe the judge(s)

Foolish government

No level

Watch as the court would be drag footing until this man won't even have interest in the case again.

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Empower the police, the army ain't trained for all these operations.. While Nigerian army enjoys the budget of over $2bn Nigerian police merely get $50m yet almost half of the police are reserved for the VIPs

That would have be a good case in a developed nation but, I can only perceived it death on arrival in this chaotic country

Holds no water

All the crocodiles smile are all flukes.Ways to steal money by some generals.
We need to start doing the right thing in this country.

Good but if the police are to take over they should also be monitored

Crocodile Smile,Python Dance and "Operation fire the stone-throwing Shiites in Abuja"

Tajolo:
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Don't give up dude
A step ahead

All Nigerians need now is peace and security. The Army took over internal security because of the failure of Nigerian police. Between police and the Army who does an average Nigerian trust? Instead of this lawyer to ask the court to mandate EFCC to probe Ganduje, Oshiomhole, Babachir Lawal and the VP Osibanjo he is here talking of the army. This lawyer is a suspect. He wants the coast to be clear so that his boys can be going around to harass innocent Nigerians.

All he sued them for are basically right but the question is...

Will this government not treat his prayer as unimportant even when the court injunction manages to favour him?

I wish for a Nigeria where our opinions as masses can be respected.

Good one
Kudos

nfg

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Good one

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Jubrin hope your ears are working?

It is very necessary, the only federal infrastructural development in the South East is military presence with road block every 20-30km, what are they doing there is just to maim innocent people from the Zone without just course. Instead of of FG to build roads, maintain existing one ,improve power supply, start 2nd Niger bridge they told they started 3 years ago. No no no, FG want operation Python Dance for them. Nigeria is zoo indeed

Useless Country

am in support