A
Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday granted the Nigerian Government an
interim injunction proscribing the activities of the Indigenous People of
Biafra (IPOB).
The acting Chief Judge of the Federal High
Court, Abdul Kafarati, granted the injunction.
The Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, had
filed an exparte application urging the court to grant the injunction.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier given written approval for the
proscription of the group, pending legal process.
Governors of the Southeast states took the
first step to ban the activities of the group after the military had declared
it a militant terrorist group.
But the decisions drew widespread condemnation,
with many accusing the government of not following due process.
The military later reversed itself, denying it
had declared the group a terrorist organization.
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