IPOB’s Proscription Affirmed As Terrorist Group By Appeal Court

IPOB’s Proscription Affirmed As Terrorist Group By Appeal Court
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The Abuja Court of Appeal has upheld the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist organization.

In a unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel led by Justice Hamma Barka, the Court of Appeal upheld the ruling of the Federal High Court in Abuja that outlawed IPOB.

The court found no reason to quash the federal government’s order against IPOB.

According to the court, the federal government acted lawfully by prohibiting the organization from engaging in activities that threaten the security and existence of the nation.

The court resolved all issues against IPOB and dismissed IPOB’s appeal for lack of merit.

The late former Chief Justice of the Federal High Court, Abdul Abdu Kafarati, in his September 15, 2017 ruling, outlawed IPOB’s activities in Nigeria.

The prohibition order was in response to an ex parte motion filed on behalf of the federal government by former Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.

Specifically, Judge Kafafati declared all of the group’s activities illegal, particularly in the southeastern and southern regions of the country.

He further prohibited “any person or group from participating in the group’s activities.” The judge directed the AGF to publish this ban order in the official gazette and in two national newspapers.

In a subsequent ruling on January 22, 2018, the court rejected a motion filed by IPOB to contest the legal validity of the ban order, which it claimed was secretly obtained by the AGF.

IPOB is unhappy with these rulings and urged the Court of Appeals to reverse the ruling and to reverse the order, urged the Court of Appeals to reverse the rulings.

In an appeal filed through its legal team led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chukuma Machukwu Umeh, the organization urged the Court of Appeals to set aside the High Court’s judgment/final order in its entirety.

It argued that the then AGF had concealed facts and made false statements in his affidavit evidence before the court, and that the ban order was tantamount to declaring over 30 million Ibo Nigerians as terrorists.

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