A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday declared as illegal and unconstitutional, the deportation of 47 Cameroonians from Nigeria on January 26, 2018.

The judge, Anwuli Chikere, also granted all the reliefs as prayed by the key Cameroonian separatist leader, Sisiku Ayuk Tabe, and 46 others who were deported from Nigeria after their arrest in Abuja.

The applicants who are Cameroonian citizens seeking asylum in Nigeria were abducted at Nera hotels in Abuja on January 7, 2018, while they were assembled at the said venue for a meeting.

They were subsequently detained by the National Security Agency at an underground detention center in Abuja without access to their families, lawyers and doctors.

They had approached the court through two separate suits with number FHC/ABJ/CS/ 85/ 2018 and FHC/ABJ/CS/ 147/ 2018 respectively.

In her judgement on Friday, Mrs Chikere agreed with the counsel representing the applicants, Femi Falana, saying that the Nigerian government lacks the power to deport refugees and asylum seekers from the country.

Mrs Chikere however granted all the reliefs sought in both suits and awarded N5 million to each of the applicants in the first suit while in the second suit granted N200, 000 to each of the applicants.

Apart from awarding the damages to each applicant, Mrs Chikere ordered the federal government to ensure that the deportees are brought back to Nigeria forthwith.

Meanwhile Mr Ayuk, the president of a self-declared Ambazonia state, made up of English-speaking part of Cameroon, was one of 15 people whom Cameroon issued an international arrest warrant for in November 2017.

The Nigerian government is yet to react to the ruling but has the options of appealing or obeying the judgement.

The Cameroonian government has carried out large scale repressions on the English speaking part of the country.

Source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/317103-court-declares-nigerias-deportation-of-cameroonian-activists-illegal.html

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Falana did good getting these guys justice. The government had no business helping a despot dictator like Biya anyway. Cameroon should just be like Canada and federalize. That would solve their anglophone issue in my opinion.

Im guessing the government will apeal it. I doubt the want to pay the separatist or fly them back in the country.

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Don’t forget we also have Nigerian refugees at Cameroon running away from Bokoharam.

These are Atiku's people, they should go home too, like Suleiman told Atiku

Hehe. People dey deport?

Buharig illegally deported refugees whose life were in danger.
What a heartless man.

If these guys didnt break our laws who cares. We dont need to deport anybody unjustly. Even in the unlikely scenario Cameroon loses the Anglophone region who cares. Lol maybe we annex Bakassi in the process in this fictional scenario.

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Nigeria dont have laws,talk more to obey laws.


What nigeria government did is just to buy favour from cameroon,
the same way they gave out bakasi to cameroon just to will war against biafrans.

This is excellent.

Congratulations to them

Atiku is safe now

AllenSpencer:
If Atiku is not deported, then its illegal


We need to deport Chinese too with Obi leading the pack

Comment reasonably my fellow Nigerian.

You cannot decide for Cameroon.

Is killing and maltreatment of Igbos(a separatist organization) legal?

Nigeria dey deport

Xisnin:
Buharig illegally deported refugees whose life were in danger.
What a heartless man.

Wailer ooo, Wailer. I enjoy seeing enemies in severe pain, and this will continue for the next four years. Hahahaha

Naija, monkey republic of baboons and dogs and of course, coneheads

OkaNaUbe:


Comment reasonably my fellow Nigerian.

And who is a Nigerian?

Seun makes a lot of money promoting lgbo hate filled thread
Operation silent treatment has begun. No more responding to any lgbo hate filled thread. GOD BLESS NDI IGBO.

Atiku right now

Blue3k:
If these guys didnt break our laws who cares. We dont need to deport anybody unjustly. Even in the unlikely scenario Cameroon loses the Anglophone region who cares. Lol maybe we annex Bakassi in the process in this fictional scenario.

what nigeria government is doing is keep their promises.

Dont forget they gave out bakassi to cameroon just to win war against biafrans.

Great... my former employer was among them.