₦airaland Forum

Onitsha killings: IPOB drags FG to court

INDIGENOUSPeople of Biafra (IPOB) has slammed an N8.9 billion suit against the Federal Government for alleged killing of their members at separate incidences in Onit­sha, Anambra State.
Also, the group has signalled intent to drag the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and the IGP to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of crimes against human­ity.IPOB, in an application filed on behalf of deceased and injured members by the King­dom Human Rights Foundation in a suite no: FHC/ABJ/CS/1035/2015 is demanding N8.5 billion as damages over the alleged killing and maiming of pro-Biafra protesters.

Joined as respondents in thesuit are the President; Attorney General of the Federa­tion; National Assembly; the COAS, Inspec­tor General of Police; Commissioners of Police, Imo, Anambra, Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi, Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers State Police Com­mand; Commandant General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps; and the Director General of the Department ofState Security (DSS) .
The human rights group, through their lawyer, broughtthe application on behalf of IPOB and families of victims of various shootings by security agencies on October20 and December 2, in parts of the South East and South South.

In the application, they sought a decla­ration of the court condemning as crime against humanity, the unlawful, cruel, inhu­man, brutal and wicked killing (shooting) of unarmed, non-violent and peaceful protesters who are exercising their right to peaceful as­sembly, freedom of association, and right to self-determination as guaranteed in Section 39 and40 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria and Articles I, IV, XIX and XX of the African Charter on Human Rights (Ratification and Enforce­ment) Act, by the combined team of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Police Force and other security agencies.They further demanded in the application: “An order of the court awarding N100,000,000 to each of those who sustained gunshot inju­ries and were grievously injured by a combined team of the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Police and other security agencies on October 20 and December 2015 at Onitsha, Anam­bra State, and in Owerri, Imo State; Ebonyi, Bayelsa, Rivers and Delta State respectively.


http://sunnewsonline.com/new/onitsha-killings-ipob-drags-fg-to-court-demands-n8-5bn-compensation/

Rule 9

IPOD reminds me of Baba sala and Baba suwe comedy

"All i want is justice" -- Peter Tosh


alongside peace.

Lalasticlala

Buhahahahahahahahahahahaha. This ipob are jokers. Asking for compensation from the zoo,asking 4 d legal tender of the zoo. Lol
Is it in naira,pounds,dollars,yen,etc. Which 1

Post No Bill...

They must pay

FG should settle out of court and pay them in Biafran currency.
That is a lot of well minted toilet paper to go around.

Lol.. ogogoro na bad tin... mk den go meet Dasuki

Joseph the dreamer.

[size=20pt] "Some see a hopeless end, others see an endless hope"
- E.B. Norton [/size]

#NooneStopsARisingSun

Y dem no kuku make am 9billion, abi d remaining 500million na tax?

Buhari doesn't obey court order or rulling, so waste of resources. DICttATOR Buhari, nigeria military president

the lives of those killed will not be in vain.


Biafra will be actualized.

Ipob fools

lift it and stop DRAGging your feet or else I will slap the living daylight out of you!

all these people want is money and its paining them that Buhari hasn't offered anything

Hehehehe I laugh in 3D, bunch of jokers

I wonder who will pay for the mosque DAT was burnt, who will pay for d trucks DAT was burnt, who will pay for other properties DAT was destroyed.
I'm watching d drama on my 3D screen...

Outright waste of time, resources and energy. To me, this legal action is baseless and uncalled for.


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Nice one...This is the best way. ICC will have more reasons to take action when the time is right.

[color=#007700] 100m for the injured?

You guys raise issues but end up backing it up with foolish contents.

No one will ever take you serious with such primary school way of thinking.

So, it's no more about KANU.
All these kponmo men sef. [/color]

I can tell that the ninth rule has been relaxed.

It's good for democracy

Reminds me of Ibos and dowry. As if the money will get to the deceased families even if the case is won.