Details of the charges slammed
against 16 top Nigerian Government, Army and Police officials before the US
District Court for the District of Columbia by legal representatives of 10
pro-Biafra activists, have emerged.
The legal practitioners
investigated the alleged killing and torture of unarmed pro-Biafra protesters,
particularly 10 of them who were said to have either killed or tortured by
Nigerian security forces during 2016 pro-Biafra protests in Aba, Abia State,
Onitsha and Nkpor in Anambra State and Asaba in Delta State.
Court papers published on Tuesday
by News Express indicated the full names of the 16 defendants as well as the
charges against them.
(1) Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen
Tukur Yusuf Buratai: Culpability in the massacre and maiming of defenceless
Shiite Muslims and pro-Biafra activists.
(2) Governor William Maduabuchi
Obiano: Complicity in the 2nd and 17th December 2015 pro Biafra protest
killings and the 29th and 30th May 2016 pro Biafra Heroes Day massacre in
Anambra State.
(3) Governor Okezie Victor
Ikpeazu: Complicity in the 18th and 29th January and 9th February 2016 IPOB
massacre in Aba.
(4) Retired IGP Solomon Arase:
(Allegedly ordered the maximum use of force and violent crackdown against
unarmed and nonviolent pro Biafra protesters): Vicarious and operational
culpability in the pro Biafra protests’ massacre/mass shootings.
(5) IGP Ibrahim Kpotum Idris:
Operational culpability in the pro-Biafra protests’ massacre in his capacity
then as AIG Federal OPS.
(6) DIG Habila Joshak (then CP
Abia, now DIG OPS): Culpability in the pro-Biafra activists’ singing and rally
massacre in Aba.
(7) AIG Hosea Karma (then CP
Anambra, now AIG Zone 9): Culpability in the pro-Biafra protests’ massacre of
29th and 30th May 2016.
(8) Major Gen Ibrahim Attahiru
(then GOC 82 Division, Enugu, and now Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole):
Culpability in the pro-Biafra protests’ massacre of 29th and 30th May, 2016 in
Anambra State and Asaba (Delta State) spill-over massacre.
(9) CP Babatunde Johnson Kokomo
(then DCP OPS, Anambra, now CP Armaments at Force Headquarters): Culpability in
the pro-Biafra protests’ massacre of 29th and 30th May 2016.
(10) Col Issah Mehadi Abdullahi
(then Commander/Cantonment Commandant,
Onitsha 302 Artillery; now at
NIPSS, Kuru near Jos): Culpability in the pro-Biafra jubilation and protests’
massacre of 17th December 2015 and 29th and 30th May 2016 in Anambra State.
(11) Major C.O. Ibrahim of
Military Police Unit (leader of army massacre operations of 29th and 30th May,
2016 in Anambra State): Operational culpability in the pro-Biafra protests’
massacre (now Lt Col and Commander of Onitsha Military Police Unit of the
Onitsha Military Cantonment).
(12) CSP James Oshim Nwafor
(OC/SARS, Anambra during the 2nd December, 2015 joint massacre operations at
Onitsha Niger Bridgehead, now O/C File at CP’s Admin Office, Awka): Culpability
in the pro Biafra protests’ massacre.
(13) CSP Bassey Abang (OC/SARS,
Anambra during 29th and 30th, May 2016 massacre, now OC/SARS, Abia State):
Culpability in the pro-Biafra protests’ massacre.
(14) ACP Peter W. Nwagbara (he
was Aba Area Commander during 9th February, 2016 IPOB massacre, now Police Area
Commander of the Akwanga Area Command in Nasarawa State) culpability in the
pro-Biafra protests’ massacre.
(15) Lt Col Sidi Umar Kasim (then
Commander of 144 Battalion at Ukwa Ngwa that massacred IPOB activists on 9th of
February, 2016 in Aba. 144 Battalion is a unit of 14 Brigade of Nigerian Army,
Ohafia in Abia State, now at 14 Brigade, Ohafia): Culpability in the pro Biafra
protests’ massacre.
(16) Retired SSS Director Musa
Lawal Daura (SSS DG; his agency allegedly supplied hostile intelligence leading
to the massacre in addition to participation of his men in the joint security
task force or JTF that perpetrated the mass murder of pro Biafra activists):
Culpability in the pro Biafra protests’ massacre.
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