, has requested to be joined in a suit challenging the Nigerian government’s proscription of IPOB, his special counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, said on Wednesday.A Federal High Court, Abuja, on 18 January 2017 proscribed the group and tagged it a terrorist organisation.
It was filed by IPOB against the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, according to the information posted onIt is not clear if the case is part of a fundamental rights suit instituted by Mr Kanu against the government. The exact date the suit was filed is unclear.The lawyer, this newspaper learnt, had, on 5 September, filed a notice at the court, on behalf of the IPOB leader, seeking to be joined as an interested party in the suit.
In a notice and grounds of appeal made available to Vanguard newspaper, Mr Ejimakor said the IPOB leader was dissatisfied with the ruling of the Federal High Court which proscribed IPOB. Mr Kanu also argued that his arrest, charge, and prosecution which were predicated on the “said ex parte court order” which was without his notice, violated his constitutional rights, particularly the right to a fair hearing.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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