The Indegeniuos People of Biafra, IPOB, on Friday, asked
the Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside the ex-parte order that proscribed
and declared it a terrorist organisation.
The group, in a motion it filed pursuant to Section 6(6)
(1) of the 1999 constitution, as amended, maintained that the order which the
Acting Chief Judge of the high court, Justice Abdul Kafarati granted to the
Federal Government on Wednesday, “was made without jurisdiction”, adding that
it was “granted against an entity unknown to law”.
IPOB approached the court through its team of lawyers led
by Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor.
It will be recalled that the high court outlawed IPOB on
the strength of an ex-parte motion the Attorney General of the Federation and
Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, filed on behalf of the
government. Specifically, Justice Kafafati declared as illegal, all activities
of the group, particularly in the South-east and South-South regions of the
country.
He further restrained “any person or group of persons
from participating in any of the group’s activities”. The Judge directed the
AGF to ensure that it published the order prescribing IPOB in the official
gazette, as well as in two national dailies.
Source: www.vanguardngr.com
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