The Federal Government has agreed to settle out of court, a case filed against her, alleging breach of fundamental rights and negligence to clear land mines and abandoned explosives at 1967 civil war sites.

The case was filed against the federal government and five others by one Vincent Agu and 19 others in the Community Court of Justice in Abuja.

The plaintiffs are claiming N100bn compensatory and general damages from the federal government.



The News Agency of Nigeria reports that at the resumed hearing of the case, counsel for the applicants, Mr Alex Williams, told the court that the parties had amicably resolved the dispute but was yet to file the terms of settlement before the court.

Williams said the filing of the terms of settlement was delayed because the federal government was yet to appoint an Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice who would assent to the terms agreed to by the parties.

The counsel therefore asked for adjournment of the case pending the appointment of the minister.

Counsel for the federal government and other defendants, Mr Shola Egbeyinka, corroborated the position of the applicants’ lawyer.

Egbeyinka, from Femi Falana (SAN) Chamber, said parties had duly settled but the absence of attorney general stalled the necessary action on it.

Egbeyinka expressed the assurance that before the next adjourned date, the minister of justice would have been appointed and the report of settlement would have been ready for presentation to the court.

The presiding Judge, Justice Chijoke Nwoke, adjourned the case till January 19, 2016, for report of settlement.

NAN recalls that the plaintiffs had filed the suit alleging violation of their fundamental human rights.

They alleged that the defendants were guilty of negligence for their failure to clear and remove landmines, abandoned explosives remnants of war on time from the war affected contaminated areas.

They claimed that the negligence of the defendants had caused maiming and injuring of civilian population by landmines, explosives and remnants of war armaments in their various communities.

The claimants sought the court declaration that the stockpile of live bombs in the residential neighbourhood located at plot 108 Ndubuisi Kanu Street, New Owerri, Imo State, is a violation of their rights.

They sought the court order directing the federal government to embark on victims assistance and rehabilitation.

The claimants sought N50bn compensatory damages and N50bn general damages against the defendants.

NAN recalled that the court had ordered that the inspection of the bomb site should be carried out.

The court had also directed that after the inspection the defendants should remove, diffuse, detonate or by whatever means dispose any bomb found during the inspection.

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this Biafran trash...Abeg this tin na nonsense..

100 billion is toooooo small..

why

So Obasanjo was right after all by calling the people agitating for Biafra miscreants and 419 that only wants to get money from this charade. Though the case is dead on arrival but even if they succeed,they would have to spend another 40yrs in court fighting out the sharing formula cos greed won't let them settle.

FG: Let my people go to their promised land abeg

[quote author=xabi2 post=39516161] this Biafran trash...Abeg this tin na nonsense..[/quote

MAY ALLAH PUNISH YOU FOR SUPPORTING EVIL.

The world can now see that Obasanjo and successive Nigerian governments are evil. They refused to clear mines in eastern Nigeria forty five years after the war ended. This is simply evil. shame on Nigeria

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How I use support evil when I no want the Biafra to happen

48 YEARS LATER AFTER LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST ON FARMS, AND LIMBS MUTILATED. CAN THE WORLD NOW SEE THE RRR HYPOCRISY OF THESE WICKED PEOPLEO THAT CALLED THEMSELVES NIGERIANS.

vanunu:



You are a big foool, did you read the topic at all?

Ur fada!
How my reply take affect ur life?

For doubters, you would soon realize that this matter has shaken this government.

Well, I believe some will still say on the day of declaration that it is not possible. Those are the doubting Thomases.

Vulu:
48 YEARS LATER AFTER LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST ON FARMS, AND LIMBS MUTILATED. CAN THE WORLD NOW SEE THE RRR HYPOCRISY OF THESE WICKED PEOPLEO THAT CALLED THEMSELVES NIGERIANS.

And that old chimpanzee that called himself obasanjo was busy ranting and yapping about how they helped the Igbos and elected an Igboman as vice president after 10yrs of civil war. Infact, liegeria is indeed a mess.

In the end, Biafra will stand.

Oga eme ha vuum n'anya.

good one