Lawyers from Igbo speaking region of Nigeria have applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja to join them as defendants in a suit filed by a group of Northern elders, praying for the exit of the South East region out of Nigeria based on the agitations of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafran (IPOB) and Nnamdi Kanu.

The legal practitioners led by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Chuks Muoma, Ukpai Ukairo, Ebere Uzoatu and Hon Obi Emuka are asking for an order of the court to allow them to join in the suit as representatives of the people of the South Eastern region.

In their application for joinder filed by Victor Onweremadu sighted on Monday in Abuja, the applicants claimed that the case of the Northern elders seeking the exit of South East from Nigeria has the capability to shape the life of the generation of Igbo people.

The Northern elders had in June this year filed the contentious suit asking the court to compel the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives to hasten the exit of the South-Eastern region out of Nigeria before concluding the ongoing amendment to the country’s constitution.

The request for the court order to compel hastening of South-East exit from Nigeria was one of the three prayers sought in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/538/2021 filed by a group of elders and politicians from the North led by Nastura Ashir Shariff, Balarabe Rufa’I, Abdul-Aziz Sulaiman and Aminu Adam.

They averred in a supporting affidavit that their action was informed by the need to stem the tide of violence and destruction being allegedly occasioned by the agitation for secession championed by the Nnamdi Kanu-led IPOB.

Plaintiffs, who claimed that they do not want a repeat of the 1967 to 1970 civil war in Nigeria that cost the nation many innocent lives and properties worth billions of naira., listed the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly as defendants in their suit.

Although the Igbos are not joined in the suit, the Igbo lawyers claimed that they have an interest to protect in the suit, hence, their request to be made a set of defendants in the case.

In their 12-paragraph affidavit in support of their application, the lawyers noted that the Northern elders in their suit did not think it necessary to join the people of South-East or their representatives to enable the court to hear from them.

The affidavit deposed to by one Ekenna Felix Jonathan read in part, “that this suit is so crucial and a sensitive matter which concerns the Indigenous Igbo speaking tribe in Nigeria and has the capability to shape the life of the future generation of the people of the South-East of Nigeria and other indigenous Igbo speaking tribes in Nigeria.

“That the Igbo Lawyers Association represented by the applicants are an indigenous association of lawyers from the South-East of Nigeria and other indigenous Igbo speaking tribes in Nigeria.

That the Igbo Lawyers Association and its objective is to represent the interest of the Igbo people which said people are Indigenous in the South-East of Nigeria. Thus, the association is interested and is a necessary party to be joined.

“That it will serve the interest of justice if the Honourable court grants the application and join the applicants as defendants in the suit and that the plaintiffs will not be prejudiced if the application is granted.”

Justice Inyang Ekwo has fixed November 1, 2021, for the hearing of the suit.

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Fine, let everyone go their separate ways.

Ukwa ruo oge ya,Oda........Biafra is here to stay.

It must surely come to pass

What are Edo lawyers waiting for? Let them join the case. Let's go out of this country.

Noted

Yeah! Don't want share a failed country with the likes of Sheikh Gumi, hisbah police, killer fulanis/bandits/ boko haram terrorists ethno-religious supremacist fanatics and their sympathizers in government.Good radiance to bad rubbish.Good luck to one Nigeria apologists.

Mumumu charge and bail lawyer...


They should be flogged


Nigeria is one



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Nawa...fresh brew of painment for our one-Nigeria unity-begging parasites

The one above me is already foaming in the mouth.

Blackfire:
Mumumu charge and bail lawyer...


They should be flogged


Nigeria is one



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Hahahahahaha....cold don catch this one.

Shebi na una people go file matter for court?


Chai....aboki remains aboki

Ok Na

How can someone in their right thinking mind support one Nigeria with persons like gumi


For the fact he's supporting it alone should tell you that thing is not good for your consumption biko

The wind of change blowing now will unravel a lot and will finally unit Umu afo Igbo together..
We move (uje)

The Yorubas should do the same thing ,let them drag the SE to court and pray the to fasten the exit of SE from Nigeria, the will never do it instead they Yorubas will be begging for unity everyday

Blackfire:
Mumumu charge and bail lawyer...


They should be flogged


Nigeria is one



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U will be flogged

Nice

Finally everyone will get to see the Map of Biafra and will be able to confirm that their ancestral lands are not being appropriated

While they are at it they should remember to relocate their People to Biafra

E don happen!

Yobabad:
The Yorubas should do the same thing ,let them drag the SE to court and pray the to fasten the exit of SE from Nigeria, the will never do it instead they Yorubas will be begging for unity everyday

You can ask your People to evacuate Nigeria and return to Biafra

The ones in the South West look like they are not ready to move an inch

It's getting very interesting.

South East is not ready to leave. IPOB is as result of their political elite lost relevant after GEJ government. How can people want to secede without a map of proposed new conutry. There's a time Nnamidi kanu came up with Biafra include south south, kogi and Benue. You have seen how interested of these people now in the foolishness called Biafra?

Lalasticlala

Unity is not by force Oga, you can cry harder

muykem:
South East is not ready to leave. IPOB is as result of their political elite lost relevant after GEJ government. How can people want to secede without a map of proposed new conutry. There's a time Nnamidi kanu came up with Biafra include south south, kogi and Benue. You have seen how interested of these people now in the foolishness called Biafra?

Buhari led federal govt. have failed in managing Nigeria's diversity. What a colossal failure

Disintegration of Nigeria is a task that must be done. I'll rather stand with IPOB than remain in the same country with foreign terrorist invaders and murderers.












TOTAL DISINTEGRATION OF NIGERIA WILL SAVE MILLIONS OF MIDDLE BELT AND SOUTHERN LIVES FROM FULANI AND BOKOHARAM TERRORISM!!!

ezenwajosh:
How can someone in their right thinking mind support one Nigeria with persons like gumi


For the fact he's supporting it alone should tell you that thing is not good for your consumption biko

Louis Farrakhan calls the white man the devil, never has he ever once said that the United States should be divided? Many people on this forum are senseless, sorry for their future.

[quote author=saaron post=107057882] Restoration of Nigeria is a task that must be done. I'll rather stand with Nigeria & fight for the country against foreign terrorist invaders and murderers.

saaron:
Disintegration of Nigeria is a task that must be done. I'll rather stand with IPOB than remain in the same country with foreign terrorist invaders and murderers.

At least it is good that you know that you have no future in Nigeria, the sooner you can acquire a visa & exit the better?

muykem:
South East is not ready to leave. IPOB is as result of their political elite lost relevant after GEJ government. How can people want to secede without a map of proposed new conutry. There's a time Nnamidi kanu came up with Biafra include south south, kogi and Benue. You have seen how interested of these people now in the foolishness called Biafra?

you mean part of kogi and Benue , with all south south because they have indigenous Ibos there too.

adamsmith914:
Louis Farrakhan calls the white man the devil, never has he ever once said that the United States should be divided? Many people on this forum are senseless, sorry for their future.

United states was screating by the people of america..... Nigeria was created for Britains these are two different countries