Indigenous People of Biafra
(IPOB), Monday, claimed that Justice Abdul Kafarati of the Federal High Court,
Abuja stayed away from entertaining the matter it filled to contest the recent
tagging of the group as terrorists on the order of the federal government.
IPOB said it was not unaware of
the antics of the federal government which was working to ensure that the tag
on it as a terrorist group was sustained.
In a press release signed by the
publicity secretary of IPOB, Comrade Emma Powerful, the group said it was worried that the defendants, including the
presiding judge, all stayed away from the same court where they had obtained an
exparte order, branding it as a terrorist organization.
Part of the press release read, “It
took the Attorney General of Nigeria, Chief of Defense Staff, Nigerian Army,
South East governors and Ohaneze Ndigbo less than 30 minutes to obtain their
black market ex-parte order proscribing and designating IPOB a terror group.
“Today at the same Federal High
Court Abuja, the same judge in the person Justice Kafarati has run away from
hearing the case he himself fixed for hearing this morning, knowing fully well
the world is waiting for the outcome of his considered judgment given that he
now has the opportunity to hear from both parties.”
The group said it was worried
that Nigeria was quick to label IPOB a terror group but could not come before
the same court and judge to defend their wild accusations as its lawyers came
prepared with facts that would have countered those of the federal government.
It said the federal government
had formed a dangerous habit of either running away from the law court or using
indefinite adjournments to frustrate any trial they know they are going to
lose.
“They failed to appear before
ECOWAS Court sitting in Abuja in the matter; Kanu vs FRN last week, again today
the judge himself- an APC pro-government judge for that matter, has failed to
show up in such an important high profile case with global significance, in the
hope of using adjournment after adjournment to frustrate the only opportunity
IPOB has to prove to the world that it is not a terror organisation.
“As usual the Buhari government
asked Justice Kafarati to stay away from court today and in its stead leaked
the counter affidavit to the motion filed by Abaribe’s lawyer demanding the
Senator produce Kanu to the public. This APC Government gimmick of seeking to
always divert attention away from topical issues is becoming worrisome. They
designed the news headline today in readiness to divert public attention away
from the non appearance of Justice Kafarati in court,” IPOB said.
The group lamented that this
current trend by the federal government had made it impossible for the common
man to view the law court as a place to obtain justice in Nigeria.
It said that all IPOB was asking
was an opportunity to prove before a court of law that it was not a terrorist
organisation.
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you guys should short the fucking mouth up and go and sit down. you are even worst than Boko Haram, bunch of idiots.
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