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BREAKING: ECOWAS Court Rubbishes Nigerian Govt Over Nnamdi Kanu
The Economic Community of West African States’ court has berated the Nigerian Government for always filing fresh motions in a bid to frustrate a fundamental right enforcement suit filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.
The regional court described the action of the Nigerian Government as unacceptable.
Speaking during today’s hearing, one of the judges on the three-man panel, Justice Alioune Sall said they were not in a Nigerian court but an international court which has a different way and “the process of bringing new documents every day is not allowed here.”
Sall said this after Kanu’s counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor told the court that it had scheduled today’s sitting for definite hearing.
Ejiofor said, however, “two days ago, my attention was drawn to a new process filed by the Federal Government challenging the authority of the court to hear the case.”
Describing the process filed by the Federal Government as baseless, Kanu’s counsel alleged that the purpose was to truncate today’s hearing.
“We want the matter to be heard speedily as the court had earlier ordered. But we are sure they (FG) do not have any defence for the substantial suit hence the reason they filed this new process to truncate the day’s hearing,” he said.
Ejiofor prayed the court to give them a short date to respond to the application. He also asked the court to award a punitive cost of N10 million against the FG.
Reacting to Ejiofor’s prayer, Federal Government’s counsel, Maimuna Lami Shiru, an Assistant Director in the Federal Ministry of Justice, said they filed the application because the court had earlier asked for the issue to be addressed when new facts arise.
Shiru explained that the application filed on November 14 was to bring to the attention of the court that the IPOB had been proscribed by the government.
She consequently urged the court to discountenance Ejiofor’s prayer of N10million cost against the government.
After listening to both arguments, the three-man panel led by Justice Hameye Foune Mahalmadane thereafter adjourned the matter to February 7, 2018.
Michael Ezeh
November 23, 2017 at 9:26 pm
Good
Martin Aghanya
November 23, 2017 at 2:17 pm
Beautiful! Nigeria zoo is still learning dia lessons
Blessed Ejibros
November 23, 2017 at 11:03 am
Ohamadike God is with u
Ismaeel Adam
November 23, 2017 at 7:43 am
Hhhhhhhh fools stop wasting ur tym on cheap propaganda
McEminent Daniel
November 23, 2017 at 10:35 am
Then which 1 is expensive propaganda
Icee Age
November 22, 2017 at 11:48 pm
THE NIGERIAN GOVTMENT IS A DEAD BRAIN MY DEAR ECOWAS!! EVEN WE THE CITIZENS ARE TIRED OF DAILY STORIES COMING OUT.
Eva Best
November 22, 2017 at 11:37 pm
All hail Biafra
Chukwuemeka Nwaubani
November 22, 2017 at 11:06 pm
Yes is Good, because Nigeria don’t know anything about English and meaning of terrorist., ipob can’t die because is a spirit
Eke Safe
November 22, 2017 at 7:06 pm
Nigeria is a terrorist country
Nelson Innocent E. Innocent
November 22, 2017 at 6:51 pm
Useless Country Nigeria
Ifeanyichukwu Madunagu Frank
November 22, 2017 at 5:44 pm
Nigeria gangster government think they can kill nnamedi kanu but they have failed and they will continue to failed
Lucy O Ugwoji
November 22, 2017 at 5:39 pm
This is just the beginning.They must rebuilding the Afara ukwu palace from the scratch.
Itz Ralph
November 22, 2017 at 5:37 pm
Fuck nigeria
Harrison Monday
November 22, 2017 at 5:34 pm
There’s hope for biafra
Columbus Ejeh
November 22, 2017 at 5:22 pm
The evil empire is about to crumble!
Enoch Ekpenyong
November 22, 2017 at 5:03 pm
So, ecowas court knows the level rot and monumental decay in d zoo’s judicial system. Thank God d zoo is already washing her dirty clothes in public. Shameless. Contraption.
Stephen Sopulu
November 22, 2017 at 8:49 pm
Hahaha my brother nobi small, not only public but the whole world
Ekene Udensi
November 22, 2017 at 5:02 pm
De zoo will one day collapse…. May God help KANU…. Nig my foot….
Emmanuel Uchechukwu Onwe
November 22, 2017 at 4:55 pm
Victory for Kanu
Sadan Ibrahim
November 22, 2017 at 4:53 pm
Where is nnamdi KANU?????????????
Mgboo Ugochukwu Promsy
November 22, 2017 at 5:41 pm
Don’t worry about him now
Nkem Ibekwe
November 22, 2017 at 4:46 pm
We r winning d war
Michael Amaliri
November 22, 2017 at 5:30 pm
Which war are u winning? Wake up
Moses Ikechukwu
November 22, 2017 at 4:42 pm
The zoo must fall
Chinonso Basil
November 22, 2017 at 4:20 pm
Normal
Chinenye Umejiego
November 22, 2017 at 4:19 pm
Na small rubbish
David Iwuagwu
November 22, 2017 at 4:18 pm
God bless biafrans
Ebei Ibi
November 22, 2017 at 4:18 pm
Better
Johnson Oyebode Are
November 22, 2017 at 4:03 pm
Lol na prophet mohammed go come deliver the cash wait there
Christopher Ochini
November 22, 2017 at 4:00 pm
Correct
Prince Joe
November 22, 2017 at 3:57 pm
Good news.
Ym Emmanuel Emeka Chukwuemeka
November 22, 2017 at 3:43 pm
what about nnamdi kanu
Frayo Emmanuel
November 22, 2017 at 3:41 pm
good news
Benjamin Nwanne
November 22, 2017 at 3:37 pm
what is 10million naira fine to FG? even me single handedly feat pay that kinda fine how much more FG
Obinna Ofo Egbela
November 22, 2017 at 3:56 pm
THAT’S IS FOR KANU LAWYER TO DELAY HIS TIMES
Obinna Ofo Egbela
November 22, 2017 at 3:57 pm
KANU OWN IS $800,000 dollars
Ken Edu
November 22, 2017 at 3:36 pm
Good to hear that