A lawyer representing Igbos
residing in the North, Vincent Egechukwu Obeta, has filed three lawsuits before
the Federal High Court in Abuja, and the Economic Community of West African
States (ECOWAS) Court seeking to compel the Inspector-General of Police (IGP)
to arrest members of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, within seven days.
Obeta, who made the disclosure in
a statement on Monday said the first lawsuit seeks an Order of Mandamus of the
Federal High Court, compelling the IGP to arrest ACF’s leader, Yerima Shettima
and the body’s members who had in July, issued a quit notice asking Igbos to
vacate North by October 1.
Recall that the Northern group
had last week withdrawn the quit notice, urging Igbos to go about their
activities in the region.
But the lawyer said the second
lawsuit is seeking fundamental rights enforcement against Shettima, the IGP and
the Federal Government.
Obeta noted that the lawsuit
seeks to enforce the rights of the Igbo to move freely throughout Nigeria and
to reside in any part of the country as guaranteed by Section 41(1) of the
Constitution.
The third is a fundamental rights
enforcement suit, filed at the ECOWAS Court, against Shettima, the IGP and the
Federal Government.
Obeta warned that should the
police boss failed to comply with the Order of Mandamus to arrest Yerima, if
granted by the Federal High Court, he will approach the International Criminal
Court (ICC) in The Hague, to press criminal charges against them.
He disclosed that one of the
charges would be the aiding and abetting of a second genocide against the Igbo
in the North.
Obeta said, “My criminal suit for such second genocide against Ndigbo in the North will be filed against Shettima, the IGP, and the Attorney- General of the Federation (AGF), Professor Ango Abdullahi and Professor Yemi Osinbajo as the Acting President of Nigeria when the threat of a second genocide against Ndigbo in the North was issued.”
The lawyer stated that the IGP,
Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo
will be charged before the ICC for deliberately neglecting to arrest and
prosecution of Arewa youths leader after he issued the quit notice.
“Nothing short of such arrest and prosecution will suffice to settle the three suits as filed. It is no longer news that the cynical silence and manifest bias of the Federal Government and its agencies since the treasonable threat against the Ndigbo was issued have encouraged and opened a floodgate of hate speeches and songs,” he said.
Oooh at least we still have one left who has not been bought over
ReplyDeletewhat is HATE SPEECH IF THESE CHARACTERS ARE NOT ARRESTED.
ReplyDeleteNigeria is pregnant! Who knows what it will deliver? Only God knows. I pray for Nigeria Save Delivery and Save Landing
ReplyDeleteIf know what you will say, you don't know what the other person will respond with. You just only know of yourself
ReplyDeleteBeautiful moment silenced....
ReplyDelete...This will make a good case for ICC if it is well presented.
ReplyDeleteAPC = Chanji?
Chanji Dole!
Yes good one.FGN should arrest AREWA group first who has committed a treasonable offense. We are not practicing Democracy in Nigeria but Autocracy.
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