The indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has secured a U.S. court’s leave for an extended period to file its objection to a motion seeking to dismiss its suit against the sale of Tucano Jets to the government of Nigeria, court document seen byPeoples Gazette has said.

The United States District Court forthe District of Columbia on Friday ordered that IPOB be given additional 45 days to respond to the U.S. government’s October 18 motion seeking the dismissal of the suit.IPOB had on July 31, 2021 sued the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin over the sale of the fighter aircraft to Nigeria, asking the court to reverse the sale.

The separatist group had challenged the sale of Super Tucano military jets to President Muhammadu Buhari, saying security forces under his regime could use the hardware against civilian populations across the South-East.

They brought the case under the Leahy Act that prohibits the sale of U.S. arms to countries with a gruesome record of human rights abuses.According to the court documents, the plaintiffs “reasonably fear that the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft will be used imminently to kill or maim them physically or to destroy their property,” according to the complaint.In their defence, Messrs Blinken and Austin, in a 45-page memorandum on October 18, asked the court to dismiss the suit,as it lacks the jurisdiction to address claims by the separatist group.“It would be inappropriate for the court to weigh in on a sensitive foreign affairs matter,” the U.S. officials said.

IPOB, through its lawyer Bruce Fein, asked the court for an extension of time to respond to themotion for dismissal of the case.In his ruling, Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered that “that the Motion to Extend Time is granted, and that Plaintiff’s deadline for filing an Opposition to Defendants’Motion to Dismiss is hereby extended until December 2, 2021, and that Defendants’ deadline for filing a reply is hereby extended until December 22, 2021.

”The Nigerian Air Force had on July 22nd received the first batch of the12 attack and reconnaissance planes, whilethe remaining batch arrived last week.Although the federal government had ordered the aircraft to combat terrorists who have in the past years killed and dismissed thousands of Nigerians in the North-East, there were fears that they would be deployed against secessionists in the South-East region.

The Buhari regime had labeled IPOB a terrorist group in 2017, stating that some of its activities were similar to terrorism. “The actsand utterances of IPOB were acts and utterances of terrorists. For instance, Nnamdi Kanu, the IPOB leader was caught on tape saying that they want Biafra and not peacefully, but by force,” Information Minister, Lai Mohammed had said.Also in the past few months, the regime linked a series of violent attacks in the South-East region to activities of the separatist organisation.

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Ok. They still have to win in Israel and Ambazonia court before kanu is released.

They will do another fund raising for this case

Under rate IPOB at your own risk.

udele1:
Ok. They still have to win in Israel and Ambazonia court before kanu is released.

Oga, he will be released. He won't be there forever

TownJ:
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Oga, he will be released. He won't be there forever

Kanu would never be released.

TownJ:
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Oga, he will be released. He won't be there forever

Sure after he is initiated into miyati allah. Will he be able to face the spirits of the igbo youths he decieved to their early grave?

I never believed IPOB is this formidable

udele1:


Sure after he is initiated into miyati allah. Will he be able to face the spirits of the igbo youths he decieved to their early grave?

Will the government of Nigeria be able to face the spirits of innocent IPOB members they sent soldiers to kill while praying in a school field in ABA?

America that has given humanity so much for freedom is now a country that sells mighty weapons to a country with soldiers that "kill anybody you see, anybody you see, kill!" Nigerian Army that bombs markets, hospitals and raze down villages for fun??! Izombe.. Oddi... Zaki Biam.. Obigbo.. Etche....
This is just too hard to swallow..

TownJ:



Will the government of Nigeria be able to face the spirits of innocent IPOB members they sent soldiers to kill while praying in a school field in ABA?

Government is not responsible for their death, kanu is. He sold a lie to them. They want to divide Nigeria without formally notifying the national assembly that they want to leave Nigeria.

Tucano jets wey dey Nigeria.

This ipob people self

thebosstrevor1:
Tucano jets wey dey Nigeria.

This ipob people self

Restricted to the North

I thought ipob is made up of jobless youths and okada riders.

udele1:


Government is not responsible for their death, kanu is. He sold a lie to them. They want to divide Nigeria without formally notifying the national assembly that they want to leave Nigeria.

I won't take you seriously until you tell us why you were deported from Turkey by IPOB

Confirming IPOB is not d purported terrorist that Buhari terrorist Govt claimed cos d last time I checked US can't entertain litigations involving terrorists

thebosstrevor1:
Tucano jets wey dey Nigeria.

This ipob people self

Na fund raising opportunity. Thats all they care about.

TownJ:



I won't take you seriously until you tell us why you were deported from Turkey by IPOB

You don't need to take me serious, its the Jubril el sudan that brought your FENDI FIGHTER, into Nigeria like a rat, that you have to take serious.

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jlinkd78:
Confirming IPOB is not d purported terrorist that Buhari terrorist Govt claimed cos d last time I checked US can't entertain litigations involving terrorists

Don't mind the idiots. They think the world is not aware of what's going On in Nigeria.

They call IPOB terrorists because they seek self determination while terrorists that have shot down a military jet, blow up rail line, attack Nigeria defence academy and kill officers, killed thousands of civilians and security personnel are called petty thieves and bandits.

No be juju be that?

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udele1:


You don't need to take me serious, its the Jubril el sudan that brought your FENDI FIGHTER, into Nigeria like a rat, that you have to take serious.

Oga why were you deported from Turkey?

Were you deported or not?

Don't dodge the question

The zo.o must fall by fire by force

Bubu is a bad boy

Fictional Land of rising death toll cannot determine the difference between US government and Nigeria government. You beg court say you never arrange your case, court say ok arrange am na I'm unah dey shout like the mosquitoes wey receive slap?

vedaxcool:
Fictional Land of rising death toll cannot determine the difference between US government and Nigeria government. You beg court say you never arrange your case, court say ok arrange am na I'm unah dey shout like the mosquitoes wey receive slap?

IPOB is sure giving Nigeria government some sleepless nights

Udele come and tell us why you were deported from Turkey.

Why did you run away?

TownJ:



IPOB is sure giving Nigeria government some sleepless nights

By killing Igbos any sane government won't be happy, surely the murderers and their supporters shall meet a dreadful end.

udele1:
Ok. They still have to win in Israel and Ambazonia court before kanu is released.

They will do another fund raising for this case

Donations from the fundraising are a little chicken change coming out from the pockets of volunteers. Your poverty mind can't handle seeing a single volunteer donating $10 for the Biafran cause. Imagine when you are told that some volunteers donate over $100,000 each. Do you see why poverty is not good? Your deportation from the poor country of turkey has driven you mad.

vedaxcool:


By killing Igbos any sane government won't be happy, surely the murderers and their supporters shall meet a dreadful end.

DUNGEON CHEST BEATER,

vedaxcool:


By killing Igbos any sane government won't be happy, surely the murderers and their supporters shall meet a dreadful end.

Have the bandits that killed 150 people in Sokoto met their dreadful end?

TownJ:



Have the bandits that killed 150 people in Sokoto met their dreadful end?

Yes tucano will see them to that end or your justification for killing Igbos is because bandits are doing so to people in Sokoto?

thebosstrevor1:
Tucano jets wey dey Nigeria.

This ipob people self

Mumu, fulani illiterate, the case is about getting the USA to cancel the contract and the tucano jets returned to USA.

They brought the case under the Leahy Act that prohibits the sale of U.S. arms to countries with a gruesome record of human rights abuses.