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Lawyers Keep Mum As Appeal Court Affirms IPOB, A Terrorist Organisation
https://osazuwaakonedo.news/lawyers-keep-mum-as-appeal-court-affirms-ipob-a-terrorist-organisation/30/01/2025/
#Breaking News #Anambra #Biafra #Imo ©January 30th, 2025 ®January 30, 2025 7:49 pm Some lawyers always defending the legality of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, a secessionist organisation that has Eastern Security Network, ESN as an affiliate have kept mum or refused to utter a word since Appeal Court sitting in Abuja affirmed the decision of the lower Federal High Court in 2017 that declared IPOB as a terrorist organisation. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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some lawyers always defending the
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legality of the indigenous people of
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bafra ipob a secessionist organization
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that has easn security network ESN as an
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affiliate have kept mom or refused to
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utter a word since AAL Court sitting in
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Abuja found the decision of the lower
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Federal high court in 2017 that declared
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ipob as a terrorist
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organization a check on some of the
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legal council of ipob as at 700 p.m. on
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Thursday as at the time of fing in this
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report n has issued a statement over the
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appeal court ruling passed earlier in
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the day the court of appeal Abuja
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division on Thursday affirmed the
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Judgment passed by Justice Abdu kafara
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of the federal High Court Abuja
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prescribing the indigenous people of
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bafra ipop and designating it a
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terrorist
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organization in a unanimous Judgment of
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a three member panel of justices the
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appet Court held that the federal
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government acted lawfully in prescribing
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the group whose activities threatened
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the nation's continued existence and the
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security of citizens in the L judgment
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Justice hamaka resolved all the issues
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raised for determination against the
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appellant ipob and declared the appeal
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on meritorious thereafter dismissed it
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the Court held that it found no reason
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to set aside the order the federal
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government got against the group let
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former Chief judge of the federal High
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Court
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Justice Abdul Abdul karati had in a
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ruling he delivered on September 15th
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2017 Outlaw the activities of the ipob
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in Nigeria according to vangan newspaper
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the prescription order followed an exp
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party motion of the former Attorney
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General of federation and Minister of
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Justice abubakar malami son filed on
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behalf of the federal government Justice
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kafati declared as illegal all
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activities of the group particularly in
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the Southeast and South South regions of
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the country he further restrained any
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person or group of persons from
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participating in any of the group's
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activities the judge directed The agf to
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ensure that he published the
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prescription order in the official
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Gazette as well as in two national
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dailies in a followup ruling on January
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22nd 2018 the court dismissed a motion
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IO filed to challenge the legal validity
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of the prescription order which it said
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was surreptitiously obtained by the
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agf dissatisfied with the decisions the
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ipob approached the Appellate Court to
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set the Judgment aside the organization
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in its appeal Mark fhc CAA 214
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2018s which it filed through its team of
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lawyers led by a senior advocate of
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Nigeria son chukum mauku may all the
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Appellate Court to set aside in its
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entirety the ruling final decision of
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the high court it alleged that the then
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agf suppressed and misrepresented facts
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in the affid evidence he tendered before
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the court maintaining that the
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prescription order was tantamount to
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declaring over 30 million Nigerians of e
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extraction as terrorists they ear
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Affiliates of ipob ESN that is currently
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releasing videos and photographs of its
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anniversary held on December 12th 2024
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in a statement circulated on social
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media said below those in
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2025 ESN will intensify their activities
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in stin operations against all the
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criminals who have turned our land into
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a place where all manner of evil and
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abominable activities like killings
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extortion illegal arrest and forceful
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disappearance have become very rampant
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it's going to be an i for and I Bean
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must be free from all these criminals
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being sponsored by Nigerian politicians
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just to Tage the image of ESN IP o and
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the be struggle ESN hereby W the local
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Vigilantes under any code name the might
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be called to trade with caution in
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discharging their duties ESN operatives
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are not against the Vigilantes genuinely
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chessen the criminals but the must not
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cross the red lines by killing or
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illegally arrest ra iob members and
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innocent befan youths ESN shall apply
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all necessary measures that will
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facilitate in the sludging and
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evacuating mous security agencies out of
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the Bea region again all these criminals
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cannibals car snatching guns kidnappers
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violent cult groups and rapists
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operating in emo a number and other
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states in beerland shall be dislodged so
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that our people can freely bring their
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business back to AF land ESN shall
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forcefully impose harsh punishment on
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those coning with fani HS men
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individuals pointing fingers at iPod ESN
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members to be arrested and other enemies
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of our land who are held me to destroy
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and sabotage our
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efforts as are bringing you the needs in
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a more Digital Way
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