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Breaking: Kanu’s Lawyers Asks Court To Order Buratai Produce Him Dead Or Alive by Olaniawo20: 6:05pm On Sep 27, 2017 |
A team of lawyers representing the embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, to produce their client in court dead or alive. Kanu’s lawyers, led by Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, told the court that they have not seen or heard from their client since September 14 when the “Nigerian Army invaded the Applicant’s house on a murderous raid, where life and mortar bullets were fired on unarmed and defenseless populace, leaving 28 persons dead and abducting many”. Pursuant to section 40 of the Federal High Court Act, F12, LFN 2005 and section 6(6) (1) (4) of the 1999 constitution, as amended, Kanu’s lawyers applied for “an order of Habeas Corpus ad subjiciendum, commanding the Respondent, to produce the Applicant in Court”. The lawyers, in the suit that has Kanu as the Applicant and Buratai as Respondent, told the court that their request was predicated on the following grounds: “That the Applicant is the Leader of th IPOB, a group largely made up of People from South-Eastern part of the Country, mostly Biafra extraction; who are at all times materials lawfully exercising their constitutionally guaranteed rights to self determination, freedom of Association and peaceful Assembly. “The Applicant was arrested on the 14th day of October, 2015 and consequently arraigned in Court along other Defendants on the 20th day of January, 2016, on 11 (Eleven) Count charge of Treasonable felony, conspiracy to Commit treasonable felony, belonging to an unlawful society, importation of goods, publication of libelous matters, etc. Six out of this eleven count charge had since the 28th day of March 2017, been struck out by the Court, including allegation of belonging to an unlawful Society. Full story @http://fettysnews..com.ng/2017/09/breaking-kanus-lawyers-asks-court-to.html?m=1 |
Re: Breaking: Kanu’s Lawyers Asks Court To Order Buratai Produce Him Dead Or Alive by LUGBE: 6:12pm On Sep 27, 2017 |
Is not too much to ask for, right decision 1 Like |
Re: Breaking: Kanu’s Lawyers Asks Court To Order Buratai Produce Him Dead Or Alive by Mynd44: 6:21pm On Sep 27, 2017 |
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