The
leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has challenged
the court order proscribing his group and declaring it a terrorist group.
In a statement on Friday, Mr. Kanu’s lawyer,
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, said the motion challenging Wednesday’s court order was filed
on Friday.
According to the motion, dated September 21,
Mr. Ejiofor argued that IPOB is a non-violent organisation; therefore the decision
of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court to issue an order, based on a
motion made ex-parte, was illegal.
A motion ex-parte is a motion heard by the
court without the presence of the other party/ parties.
The lawyer added that his client, whose
whereabouts has been unknown since the violent crisis in Abia started two weeks
ago, was not allowed fair hearing and that the court lacked the jurisdiction to
grant such an order.
The Nigerian government on Wednesday obtained
an order of court, affirming the declaration of IPOB as a terror group.
The group, which seeks an independent country
of Biafra, has been accused of killing and intimidating civilians and security
operatives.
- Premium Times
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