kka2007:
Complete and total waste of time. Biafra cannot and will never be created. But it's good to try sha. As for this suit, nothing will come out of it!

abbey621:
These monkeys are always embarrassing themselves! No U.S court has jurisdiction over matters such as these as long as it did not happen on U.S soil and does not involve U.S citizens, I could understand International Criminal Court but a U.S district court, pathetic!

abbey621:
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum[edit]
Main article: Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum
The plaintiffs in Kiobel were citizens of Nigeria who claimed that Dutch, British, and Nigerian oil-exploration corporations aided and abetted the Nigerian government during the 1990s in committing violations of customary international law.[30] The plaintiffs claimed that Royal Dutch Shell compelled its Nigerian subsidiary, in cooperation with the Nigerian government, to brutally crush peaceful resistance to aggressive oil development in the Ogoni Niger River Delta.[31] Plaintiffs sought damages under the ATS. The defendants moved to dismiss based on a two-pronged argument. First, they argued that customary international law itself provides the rules by which to decide whether conduct violates the law of nations where non-state actors are alleged to have committed the wrong in question. Second, they contended that no norm has ever existed between nations that imposes liability upon corporate actors. On September 29, 2006, the district court dismissed the plaintiffs' claims for aiding and abetting property destruction; forced exile; extrajudicial killing; and violation of the rights to life, liberty, security, and association. It reasoned that customary international law did not define those violations with sufficient particularity. The court denied the defendants' motion to dismiss with respect to the remaining claims of aiding and abetting arbitrary arrest and detention; crimes against humanity; and torture or cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment. The district court then certified its entire order for interlocutory appeal to the Second Circuit based on the serious nature of the questions at issue.

On April 17, 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court held that the ATS does not apply outside the United States.[38]


For those looking for precedence, in summary even the Supreme Court has a hard time indicting a democratic government official!

Odingo1:

Their movement is not unlawful,there is right to self determination in UN chater

excanny:
The Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 (TVPA; Pub.L. 102–256 , H.R. 2092 , 106 Stat. 73 , enacted March 12, 1992) is a statute that allows for the filing of civil suits in the United States against individuals who, acting in an official capacity for any foreign nation, committed torture and/or extrajudicial killing . The statute requires a plaintiff to show exhaustion of local remedies in the location of the crime, to the extent that such remedies are "adequate and available." Plaintiffs may be U.S. citizens or non-U.S. citizens.


Although the Act was not passed until early 1992, it was introduced the previous year, and the official name of the Act is the "Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991."


Legal issues
In 1992, Sister Dianna Ortiz was the first to file a case under the act, in a civil action against former general and Defense Minister Héctor Gramajo of
Guatemala , contending that, by his command authority, he was responsible for her abduction, rape, and torture by military forces in Guatemala in November 1989. A federal court in Massachusetts ruled in her favor, awarding her $5 million in damages in 1995.

abbey621:


I'll just show you 3 things wrong here:

1. Civil Case: What Biafrans want is not monetary compensation but criminal prosecution.

2. Extrajudicial killing - Biafrans would have to argue that the protesters were not armed and the use of force was not sanctioned by the present rule of law in Nigeria.

3. They now have to show that they have exhausted all local remedies which means they have tried the judicial system in Nigeria, there are written documentation of nonchalant response from the justice system and so on.

There's a reason why this particular act has never been applied to a democratic government, the burden of proof is exhausting!

abbey621:
These monkeys are always embarrassing themselves! No U.S court has jurisdiction over matters such as these as long as it did not happen on U.S soil and does not involve U.S citizens, I could understand International Criminal Court but a U.S district court, pathetic!

Hizzy:

but the court accepted to handle the case so what ar u sayin

chuksanambra:
Okay, my people have added Buratai to the fight. I hope that when the Hausas start dealing with those ones in the north, they won't call Buratai to epp them.

Let them call Fayose and Fani Kayodo as the Commanders in Chief of the Biafran forces.

poseidon12:


I am not a Lawyer but this is a civil case on behalf of victims of Nigerian Army brutality. It's not a criminal case. So, no, they will not be extradited or declared wanted. But if Nigeria does not present a defense, then the court will rule against them and they will be liable to pay whatever fine the court sets.
However, if it is found that they committed crime against humanity, they can be prosecuted at the ICC at the Hague. In that case it'll be a criminal case and they would be extradited and if found guilty, will be jailed (to join Charles Taylor).

NLandIsHypocrit:
This time it won't be business as usual, already there's enough evidence on ground, the videos of how they killed innocent youths in Onitsha, Awka, Aba and others are all over the youtube, you can just make a simple search for "Nigeria soldiers kills IPOB members in Onitsha" and the rest will flood around so is not the question of I didn't do it, or I'm not aware. The one that happened in Port Harcourt on 20th January 2017 during the IPOB rally for the inauguration of President Trump, I was there life and everything happened before my very eyes, A guy was gunned down right in my front before some of us retreated, but it was quite unfortunate that they also came out and denied it. Buratai thought he would have been the super hero the moment he kills innocent, armless and law abiding IPOB members for hate and frivolous reasons. We hope that Justice will surely prevail because those killed are more humans than their killers. Even if Justice fails to come through this Chanel, one thing is undisputable, all those who participated in the killings of innocent IPOB members either directly or indirectly must surely pay a heavy price, anyone of them who escapes the physical nets will never escape the spiritual nets.

NLandIsHypocrit:
This time it won't be business as usual, already there's enough evidence on ground, the videos of how they killed innocent youths in Onitsha, Awka, Aba and others are all over the youtube, you can just make a simple search for "Nigeria soldiers kills IPOB members in Onitsha" and the rest will flood around so is not the question of I didn't do it, or I'm not aware. The one that happened in Port Harcourt on 20th January 2017 during the IPOB rally for the inauguration of President Trump, I was there life and everything happened before my very eyes, A guy was gunned down right in my front before some of us retreated, but it was quite unfortunate that they also came out and denied it. Buratai thought he would have been the super hero the moment he kills innocent, armless and law abiding IPOB members for hate and frivolous reasons. We hope that Justice will surely prevail because those killed are more humans than their killers. Even if Justice fails to come through this Chanel, one thing is undisputable, all those who participated in the killings of innocent IPOB members either directly or indirectly must surely pay a heavy price, anyone of them who escapes the physical nets will never escape the spiritual nets.

cursedAbiola:
buruntashi belongs to the Hague

prodigy24:
Now the north can now go and execute their threat, we are determined to have our freedom,and there is nothing anything unity beggar can do about it.
They have been on rampage in the last few days since the success of the sit at home protest by Ndi igbo. At the same time hailed bloody Brutai, and even threatened us with more killing, should we protest.I wonder what is even wrong with the way Nigerians process information.

Instead of them to tell give us preponderance argument on how we will be better of in bigger Nigeria.They rather remind us how we will annihilate ourselves in Biafra, how gloomy things will become in Biafra. I have demystified afonja,and their propaganda, i will always oblige to the call to shred them into pieces ,
i know all their cunny ways, look at how they have acted blind on the human head harvest that took place at osun state last week. But raised their ugly head on the kidnapping incident, that took place in lagos. They have started showing the pictures and the name,to make a bold statement on NDI IGBO AND KIDNAPPING... don't worry, we will retaliate and when we do it becomes bloody,because we are formidable.. They would rather dissipate energy on Biafra than Nigeria multiple problem. You will also see how Ndi igbo spoke in condemnation of the act, many expressed anger over the embarrassment. But yoruba wooosai they would rather eat ewedu than condemn skull mining.

poseidon12:


The US judiciary is not controlled by the president. Trump will not have any input here.

laudate:


The reps from the North cannot ask for a referendum on your behalf. They are not the ones that want to form a new republic. So stop asking others to do your dirty work for you.

When Scotland sought a referendum, it was a Scottish MP Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon who is the current First Minister of Scotland and the leader of the Scottish National Party, in office since 2014, that pushed the request for a referendum through the Parliament. It was not a British or a Welsh politician.

You chaps have over 15 senators from the SE. Ask them to move a motion requesting for a referendum on Biafra, in the red chamber.

bobowaja:


Hmmmm.... Oga are you sure?

How does it even sound to your ears that I want to sue Donald Trump to owerri customary court? Does it make any sense to you? Even some cases here are done within a state without FG intervention. And there is always a power coverage for every power that be. International bodies are in better position to look into this kind of situation and not some district courts in a faraway land whose laws are not in tandem with ours.


Those guys are suing for money and if given time I know they will ask their brothers to contribute some amount of money to push the case - which of cause is going into their pockets. Must these set of people resort to dupe themselves without recourse?

excanny:
The Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 (TVPA; Pub.L. 102–256 , H.R. 2092 , 106 Stat. 73 , enacted March 12, 1992) is a statute that allows for the filing of civil suits in the United States against individuals who, acting in an official capacity for any foreign nation, committed torture and/or extrajudicial killing . The statute requires a plaintiff to show exhaustion of local remedies in the location of the crime, to the extent that such remedies are "adequate and available." Plaintiffs may be U.S. citizens or non-U.S. citizens.


Although the Act was not passed until early 1992, it was introduced the previous year, and the official name of the Act is the "Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991."


Legal issues
In 1992, Sister Dianna Ortiz was the first to file a case under the act, in a civil action against former general and Defense Minister Héctor Gramajo of
Guatemala , contending that, by his command authority, he was responsible for her abduction, rape, and torture by military forces in Guatemala in November 1989. A federal court in Massachusetts ruled in her favor, awarding her $5 million in damages in 1995.

tope56:
Do u know how many times they sue Obasanjo and IBB in America and nothing happen. America lack jurisdiction to entertain what is happening in Nigeria unless they take it to international court of Justice in Hague. pls don't fool yourself , what is in south east that will interest America nothing unlike Niger Delta. that have oil.

excanny:
The Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 (TVPA; Pub.L. 102–256 , H.R. 2092 , 106 Stat. 73 , enacted March 12, 1992) is a statute that allows for the filing of civil suits in the United States against individuals who, acting in an official capacity for any foreign nation, committed torture and/or extrajudicial killing . The statute requires a plaintiff to show exhaustion of local remedies in the location of the crime, to the extent that such remedies are "adequate and available." Plaintiffs may be U.S. citizens or non-U.S. citizens.


Although the Act was not passed until early 1992, it was introduced the previous year, and the official name of the Act is the "Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991."


Legal issues
In 1992, Sister Dianna Ortiz was the first to file a case under the act, in a civil action against former general and Defense Minister Héctor Gramajo of
Guatemala , contending that, by his command authority, he was responsible for her abduction, rape, and torture by military forces in Guatemala in November 1989. A federal court in Massachusetts ruled in her favor, awarding her $5 million in damages in 1995.

seunny4lif:
Make I join you oooooh This is serious oooooooh

ivolt:


Trump runs on ego, he will challenge any verdict that doesn't favor him.

Ijaya123:



The most gullible set of people I've encountered are the Ipob youths. So easy to brainwash and it is needless arguing with them. Absolute waste of time.

And the claim they are the smartest people on earth. Infact, so smart they bought Biafra passport with Nigerian money and intend to use the passport to travel through Nigerian airport to other parts of the world.

Can't you see how irredeemably gullible they are?

It is just a pity.

Okpabana:
Nigeria matter in American court? Nawao some people mumu sha. American courts now has power and jurisdiction to handle Naija internal issues. I tire for these biafrauds oo.

felicitywe:

Next is Prof Ango Abdullahi and other northerners that incite the killing of Igbos. We must watch their statement and keep record of them. I promise you they will face d law.The Jewish world,Europe and America must not allow a repetition of the genocide committed against the Jews to happen on d Igbos. Ango Abdullahi should not be allowed to go free.He should be d next in US.Biafra is asking for referendum not violence and they v demonstrated it severally.So for you who boast of killing over 5million biafrans during d civil war and still threatening to do more,I say continue we know how to get you.Biafra must work with d modern world to rid Africa esp Nigeria of human atrocities.

NaMeAboki:
LOL, Igbos and their comedy of errors; lets see how they'd get Buratai to appear before an ordinary court in Amelica (not even an international court of justice) for an alleged crime committed by a Nigerian on Nigerian soil against Nigerians - LOL, I no fit shout; assuming they get a conviction, how do they plan to get it executed - lol extradition?
Well, nothing stopping them from going through this academic exercise but they have no chance in hell of getting any satisfaction from it.

APCsupporter:


that's why I insist that all of them are brainless. Just take your time and ask them how they intend to develop biafra and see the poo they would be telling you. some of them still believe they can use biafran passport today

immazion972:
so you acknowledged he committed crime

jpphilips:


Dont raise your hopes yet, the court will strike it out, there wont be any hearing!
One smart lawyer is taking IPOB's money for nothing, you know most of them are academically deficient.

abbey621:
These monkeys are always embarrassing themselves! No U.S court has jurisdiction over matters such as these as long as it did not happen on U.S soil and does not involve U.S citizens, I could understand International Criminal Court but a U.S district court, pathetic!