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Thursday, 28 September 2017 0



Barrister Austin Okeke writes

President Buhari and the Army Chief, General Buratai must be indicted, arrested and hauled before the court in strait jackets to stand trial for several charges including but not limited to crimes against humanity.

Nnamdi Kanu the leader of the Indigenous Peoples Of Biafra "IPOB" was on bail and billed to appear before the court in due course.

Now the Buratai army chief under instructions from Buhari, recently sent armoured tanks to his home and scared him to hell.

That's a ground of justification for Kanu not to even honour the court proceedings with his appearance come the court date. Should he not appear before the court, then Buhari and Buratai must stand trial for defeating the end of justice.

In fact Buhari and Buratai must be hauled before the court for defeating the end of justice. They knowingly meddled in court proceedings and in the process also violated the principles of separation of powers.

Furthermore, initial papers have already been filed in the International Criminal Court "ICC" in Hague, Netherlands for immediate investigations to determine the extent of crimes against humanity that were committed in the recent display of barbarism by both persons in the South East of Nigeria.

Some evidential materials such as video clips of several abuses by the soldiers and evidence of deaths that occurred in the process were handed over as prima facie evidence of abuse and crimes committed.

We eagerly await the outcome of the investigations by both the prosecuting authorities in Nigeria and the ICC.
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Biafra News Team Saturday, 18 February 2017 0
Buhari, as a dictator in the 80s, and as the President now. It is an ancestral duty to fight such living dictators until, one-by-one, they expire to embrace their graves. Then, their victims shall grace their wakes with crocodile tears and melodious sounds of the “Amazing Grace.”

By Anthony Obi Ogbo

I know that Africans do not like discussing death until it strikes like a lightening. But at all times, we must not be shy to discuss death because it is an inevitable dilemma waiting on every individual.  Now a tenant in an obscure hospital in London, Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari, whether dead or alive, is approaching the closing times of his life. Rumors of his death have clouded the social media with unsubstantiated news and analysis, but his camp is not just communicating. They are not talking the way they should. They have babbled with explanations about diagnosis and treatment of this Dictator, and at a time claimed he was just on a vacation.

The moment of death is inescapable. Based on Buhari’s age and shabby vigor, the exit of this dictator should be expected. In fact, he might have gone into an endless sleep to face his final judgment. Then, Nigerians would have another opportunity to start all over to structure a constructive path in their quest for national unity. Likewise, he might still be alive; then Nigerians would continue in their dreadful hardship.

Buhari was groomed in an uncultivated military community, where the powers and rattling sounds of AK-47 subjugate constitutional system. But the Nigerian army, as bad as it may look, has within her commands, some exceptionally brilliant soldiers who could speak the official language of defense. These good men, unfortunately are stifled out of service by a system where mediocrity outruns excellence; leaving behind a fragment of boneheaded officers unable to differentiate between a pipe bomb and beer can. Buhari represents this ugly culture; and this explains why a man who has no proof of High School Certificate could rise beyond the law, his country, and the entire masses.
What I actually do as part of my job is keep accurate records of how they live, terrorize their constituents, and eventually die like idiots. I do not empathize with their constituents because I am not in the emotional card-making business. I document and share their funerals, and compile deceitful eulogies by hypocrites that grace their horrific burial moments.
It is therefore an ancestral duty to fight such living dictators until, one-by-one, they expire to embrace their graves. Then, their victims shall grace their wakes with crocodile tears and melodious sounds of the “Amazing Grace.” For Buhari, this occasion is a matter of time; and he would be etched to the earth; where he would  torment the masses no more. Then, Nigeria shall become free, and the enslaved commonalities would regain their freedom and take their country back.

Just like any Dictator, Buhari is grinding toward the finishing line, with one foot on the ground and the other in the grave. But such is life – a merry-go-round with retributive surprises. It is interesting watching this man as he exits his physical being to resume an interminable sleep. Then he would question God on why He created the female sex; why He kept the oil in Delta; why He allowed IBB to remove him; why He created tribes other than the Fulanis; why He did not zone his death to the South;  and why the hell He wasn’t buried with that gigantic building called Aso Rock.

Dictators are nothing but self-made demigods tormenting a peaceful world. But to sickness and death, their wicked powers become innocuous and theatrical. Before you accuse me of mischievously advocating evil, you must be aware that I have nothing to do with how dictators die. My job is to report leaders; the good and the bad ones; how they rule; and how eventually, they are punished by their deeds through the vengeful Law of Karma.

I do not shoot Dictators because I do not have a gun, and have never owned a gun. I do not have the power to kill them, and would not wish them dead either; I do not give them ear infection; I don’ not give them cancer, and in general, I do not cause their afflictions.  What I actually do as part of my job is keep accurate records of how they live, terrorize their constituents, and eventually die like idiots. I do not empathize with their constituents because I am not in the emotional card-making business. I document and share their funerals, and compile those deceitful eulogies by hypocrites that grace their horrific burial moments.

But for sake of order of open trial, Buhari should be presumed dead until proven alive by his cohorts, who have dramatically denied the masses basic information about the presumably, Chief Executive.


♦ Anthony Obi Ogbo, Ph.D. is the publisher of Houston-based International Guardian, and the author of The Influence of Leadership

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Biafra News Team Monday, 16 January 2017 0


(Intersociety, Onitsha Nigeria, 15th January 2017)-The leadership of International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law (Intersociety) is deeply pained as it concerns Nigeria’s steady sink to lawlessness and governance brigandage. Nigeria’s justice and liberty governance and ethics have been so damaged that their recovery from the catastrophic damage is practically a difficult task.
Sad too, is the fact that the country now witnesses the rise and official institutionalization of criminal sainthood; where criminal entities that have practically taken up arms against the Government and People of Nigeria and massacred over 25,000 mostly religiously and ethnically targeted Nigerians such as predominant Christian Ethnic Nationalities of Igbo and others since 2009, are now governmentally rewarded and seemed to have been enlisted for national merit awards; whereas innocent citizens who non-violently assert their constitutional and international rights to citizenship, development, identity, worship and self determination, are labelled and treated governmentally as “terrorists” and “treasonable felons”.

Just recently, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai was quoted and heavily criticized for describing the Free Chibok Girls Campaigners as Advocacy Terrorists and their campaign as Advocacy Terrorism. As we speak, thousands of arrested Boko Haram suspects are presidentially petted and treated as repentant Boko Haram members or released in droves as “cleared Boko Haram suspects”; while scores of innocent, nonviolent and defenceless Nigerians are being violently attacked by SSS and clamped into incommunicado detention without trial over spurious criminal allegations of “being terrorists” and “treasonable felons”.

Justice O. Udo
It is recalled that Major Gen Muhammadu Buhari (as he then was) had in the dark hours of 31st December 1983 violently ousted the democratically elected government of Alhaji Shehu Shagari and enacted Decree No 2 of 1984, cited as the Nigerian State Security (Detention of Persons) Decree No. 2 of 1984, which allowed for indefinite and incommunicado detention of Nigerian citizens. The State Security (Detention of Persons) Decree Number 2 of 1984 also suspended indefinite the constitutional freedoms or Fundamental Human Rights Chapter of the then 1979 civilian Constitution and empowered the chief of staff, Supreme Headquarters, to detain indefinitely (subject to review every three months) anyone suspected of "acts prejudicial to state security or contributing to the economic adversity of the nation." The Decree also authorized any police officer or a member of the armed forces to arrest and detain such a person at will and without trial.

The Buhari Administration has also technically suspended the Fundamental Human Rights Chapter of the 1999 Constitution and taken refuge in moribund and obnoxious legislations such as Section 27 of the Terrorism Prevention Act of 2011 as amended in 2013 as well as the moribund Decree No 2 of 1984 under which scores of innocent Nigerians including the leader of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim Zaky El-Zaky, his wife, Malama Zeenatu and over a dozen nonviolent Pro Biafra Campaigners and members of IPOB have been clamped into incommunicado detention for several months without trial.

Sunday Okafor
Under these obnoxious provisions which grossly run contrary and inconsistent with Section 1 (3) (supremacy of the Constitution above any other law) and Section 35 (4) (detention of citizens for whatever alleged crimes not exceeding 60 days without bail and 90 days with bail, but without court trial) of 1999 Constitution; innocent and dissent voices are recklessly arrested by SSS, labelled  “terrorists” and clamped into incommunicado detention for several months without trial and tortured severely in custody. All the citizens presently in the SSS custody, drawn from IPOB and IMN have never used or advocated violence. They were arrested in their sleep or shops or on transit.

The arrested citizens are routinely stigmatized and criminalized by the State and its SSS and where any detained citizen is rarely arraigned; he or she is expressly subjected to prosecutorial vindictiveness or slammed with obnoxious and trumped up criminal charges. Most of them are also arrested in their sleep, detained for months after which roguish ex parte orders are sought and obtained to further detain them for 90 additional days with limitless renewal upon expiration of every three months until the investigation is concluded. These the Buhari Administration and its SSS do under obnoxious Section 27 of the Terrorism Prevention Act of 2011 as amended in 2013, among other questionable procedures and processes.
Asochukwu Boniface
Court orders and other judicial pronouncements condemning detention of citizens above 60 days and ordering for their unconditional release in accordance with Section 35 (4) of the 1999 Constitution have been flouted and disobeyed by the Buhari Administration and its SSS with reckless abandon.

For instance, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibrahim Zaky El-Zaky and his wife, Malama Zeenatu are the longest serving detainees without court trial in the history of democratic Nigeria or since 1999. The Shiite leader and his wife have been held incommunicado by SSS for over 13 months. They were shot and battered by soldiers after a thousand of their followers were killed or went missing between 12th and 14th December 2015 in Zaria, Kaduna State. While the IMN leader had 18 bullets reportedly removed from his body, his wife had four bullets removed from her body as well. It is feared in some informed quarters as whether the IMN leader and his wife are still alive or have died in SSS custody. Since they were shot half dead by Lt Gen Tukur Buratai led Nigerian Army and taken into SSS custody on 14th of December 2015, they have not been brought to public or allowed access to be seen by their biological relatives.
Bright Chimezie

13 nonviolent Pro Biafra Campaigners and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have also been arrested and detained incommunicado by SSS for several months without trial in the ongoing violent crackdown launched by the Buhari Administration and its SSS against IPOB members particularly in the Southeast and the South-south regions of Nigeria. The Buhari Administration also massacred over 250 of the group’s members and supporters and terminally shot and injured over 300 others in over eight different locations in Anambra, Abia, Delta and Rivers States between August 2015 and May 2016.

The names of the solitarily detained IPOB members are:  (1) Citizen Justice O. Udo. He was arrested  by SSS in Port Harcourt, Rivers State  in the mid night of 13th July 2016 and thrown into indefinite detention without trial till date; a period of over six months or 18 days. (2) Citizen Sunday Chukwuka Obasi was arrested by SSS in the late night of 16th August 2016 in Nnewi, Anambra State; shot at his two legs and thrown into indefinite detention without trial as at December 2016; a period of over four months.
Ekene Onuoha
(3)  Citizens Ikechukwu Ugwuoha, (4) Asochukwu Boniface Ugochukwu, (5) Sunday J. Okafor, (6) Ekene Onuoha and (7) Joseph Okorie (Ogbuawa) were arrested by SSS on 24th August 2016 at Ugba Junction, near Aba in Abia State at about 7.30am on their way back from Kuje Prison (where they had gone to see their leader, Nnamdi Kanu) and thrown into indefinite detention without trial till date; a period of almost five months each. (8) Citizen Bright Chimezie. He was arrested by Police in Akwa Ibom State at business hours of 16th September 2016 and handed over to the SSS, which took him into incommunicado detention without trial till date; a period of four months. (9) Citizen Ndubuisi Arum (High Chief Oko) was arrested by SSS in Aba, Abia State in October 2016 and detained incommunicado without trial till date; a period of over three months.

 (10) Citizen Eta Stephen Bassey is a 45yrs old Principal of the Wisdom Child International School in Bokokiri area of Port Harcourt in Rivers State.  He is also the Financial Secretary of IPOB in Bundu Unit Town Zone 1 of the organization in Rivers State and hails from Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. He was abducted by SSS at the business hours of 3rd November 2016 around Victoria Street/Aggrey Road area of Port Harcourt in Rivers State where he had gone to buy “suya” meat and till date; a period of 72 days, he has remained in solitary detention of the SSS. His mobile phone number as released by his close associates is +2348034284857.

Moses Agbo
(11) Citizen Moses Agbo is a member of the Biafra Family Writers. He was arrested by SSS on the Christmas Eve of December 2016 after he visited Citizen Nnamdi Kanu in Kuje Prison and till date; a period of 21 days, he is still held incommunicado by the SSS without trial. (12) Citizen Udochukwu Nelson, (13) Citizen Echeie Osten and (14) Citizen Rose... were arrested at their market shops at the  business hours of 13th January 2017 by SSS in Rumuola area of Port Harcourt in Rivers State and they are still being held incommunicado as of today. Information available at our advocacy disposal also clearly indicates that all of the SSS detainees are gravely tortured to incriminate themselves and confess to spurious allegations of their involvement in “terrorism” and “treasonable felony”. Citizen Bright Chimezie, for instance, is said to have had his two legs broken by his SSS torturers in the Akwa Ibom State Directorate of the Service in Uyo.

All the circumstances, processes and procedures under which the above named innocent Nigerians were arrested, accused, tortured and held incommunicado are totally foreign, strange and unknown to the provisions of the 1999 Constitution, the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights and  the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; all ratified by Nigeria in 1983 and 1993.

By Section 1(3) of the 1999 Constitution, the 1999 Constitution is supreme, commander-in-chief and general overseer of all other laws in Nigeria. By Section 35(4) of the 1999 Constitution, Section 27 of the Terrorism Prevention Act of 2011 as amended in 2013 is dead and buried; by virtue of its gross inconsistency with the said Section as it concerns deadline for detention of citizens accused of whatever crime in Nigeria. By Section 315 of the 1999 Constitution, all other existing and newly created laws in Nigeria are mandatorily subject to the provisions of the 1999 Constitution and shall be brought in tandem and consistency by amendment or modifications with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution. By Section 287(3) of the 1999 Constitution, the decisions of the Federal High Court, the FCT High Court and the State High Court shall be forced in any part of the Federation by all authorities and persons and by other courts of law with subordinate jurisdiction to that of the above named courts.
IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu

 Instances of decided cases also abound. In a landmark judgment delivered on 17th December 2015 by Hon Justice A.F.A Ademola of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court in Suit No FHC/ABJ/CS/873/15 (SSS v Nnamdi Kanu), the Judge while reversing his 10th November 2015 unconstitutional ex parte order for additional 90 days detention of the Applicant (Nnamdi Kanu) for spurious allegations of “terrorism and terrorism financing” by SSS held as follows:
 ....besides, there is no doubt that constitutional provisions remain supreme and every citizen’s rights are strictly protected and jealously guarded by Courts-see also Hassan v EFCC (supra). For the period spanning over two months, the Applicant (Nnamdi Kanu) remained in Respondent (SSS)’s custody. The Applicant is yet to be charged formally of all terrorism suspicion before a Court of competent jurisdiction.
From the foregoing, therefore, this Court holds that: (a) the Respondents are not ready to grant the Applicant bail as per the Order of the Chief Magistrate Court; (b) the Respondents lack enough material to prosecute the Applicant; (c) the Respondents are yet to make up their mind on the Applicant.
Therefore, whilst the Respondents are pondering on their next steps, this Court holds that the Applicant’s detention for more than two months in Respondent’s custody without filing charges before a Court of competent jurisdiction on suspected crime is contrary to Section 35(4) of the 1999 Constitution.
The Applicant (Nnamdi Kanu) is hereby released unconditionally pursuant to Section 35 (4) of the 1999 Constitution and in view of the Respondent’s admission that there is no pending charge against the Applicant.  This landmark judgment was not only flouted and disobeyed by the SSS, but also the Nigerian Army at the Onitsha Bridgehead in Anambra State shot and killed over ten innocent citizens and wounded scores of others in protest. 
Ibrahim El-ZakyZaky

Similarly on 1st December 2016, another Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, presided over by Hon Justice Gabriel Kolawole declared the continued detention of the leader of IMN, Ibrahim El-ZakyZaky and his wife, Malama Zeenatu without court trial as unconstitutional and ordered for their unconditional release within 45 days as well as payment of monetary compensation amounting to N25Million each to Malam Zaky El-Zaky and his wife, Malama Zeenatu.

The duo had been in solitary detention without trial since 14th of December 2015. They were shot severally at close range by Nigerian Army and a total of 22 live bullets were reportedly removed from their bodies: 18 bullets from Malam El-Zaky’s body and four from his wife-Zeenatu. It is unclear whether they are still alive or dead in SSS custody. Today marks the expiration of the 45 days judicial order for their unconditional release and as expected, it is again flouted and disobeyed by SSS.
Ndubuisi Arum
Yesterday being 14th January 2017 marked 390 days or 13 months since Malam ZakyZaky and his wife Malama Zeenatu were taken into SSS custody and detained incommunicado without trial. This is unheard of in the history of democratic Nigeria or since 1999. Citizen Nnamdi Kanu and Citizen Dave Nwawuisi have also marked 450 days or 15 months in solitary detention yesterday having been arrested by SSS on 14th October 2015. Citizen Benjamin Madubugwu had also marked 18 months or 540 days in solitary detention having been arrested since July 2015. The trio of Kanu, Nwawuisi and madubugwu have remained at pre-trial proceedings or detained without bail till date.

We are therefore compelled to add our advocacy voice to that of the Legal Defense team of Citizen Nnamdi Kanu and ors who disclosed in the open Court on 10th January 2017 that “nine IPOB members who visited Nnamdi Kanu in Kuje Prison have been killed by SSS after they were arrested and taken into its custody”.  This is in addition to the fact that Citizens Justice O. Udo, Sunday Chuks Obasi, Ikechukwu Ugwuoha, Asochukwu Boniface Ugochukwu, Sunday Okafor, Ekene Onuoha, Joseph Okorie, Bright Chimezie, Ndubuisi Arum and Eta Stephen Bassey have been solitarily held dead or alive by SSS for several months after they were arrested and detained without trial. Since the dates of their arrest, their families, lawyers and physicians have been denied access to them.

Ugwuoha Ikechukwu
Consequently, the authorities of the SSS are hereby called upon to produce publicly and bodily alive the named solitary detainees in its custody including Malam Ibrahim Zaky El-Zaky and his wife-Malama Zeenatu. Their public presentation must be covered by the trio of dependent and independent print, visual/audio visual and online media. The solitary detainees, who must include all the 13 detained IPOB members, must not only be publicly and bodily produced, but also be made to speak to Nigerians independently and coherently in live media coverage.

These the SSS must do within two weeks; otherwise all Nigerians including this Organization shall have cogent reasons to conclude that some or all of them including the detained Islamic cleric and his wife have been killed by SSS in its custody as alleged. We also demand for immediate and unconditional release of all 13 detained Pro Biafra Campaigners and the leader of Shiite Muslim and his wife.
As we have repeatedly demanded, the SSS and the Buhari Administration must end violent crackdown on nonviolent Pro Biafra Campaigners and members of the Shiite Muslim Community. Such huge State energies and resources being wasted in persecuting Pro Biafra Campaigners and Shiite Muslims shall be adequately channelled towards the terrorist, felonious and genocidal activities of Boko Haram and Fulani terrorists that killed over 2000 innocent citizens in 2016 alone.

Note: The attached pictures are: 1 Citizen Ekene Onuoha, 2 Asochukwu Boniface, 3 Bright Chimezie, 4 Moses Agbo, 5 Justice O. Udo, 6 Ugwuoha Ikechukwu, 7 Sunday Okafor and 8 Ndubuisi Arum (High Chief Oko).

Signed:
 Emeka Umeagbalasi, Board Chairman
International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law (Intersociety)
Call Line: +2348174090052
Obianuju Joy Igboeli, Esq.
Head, Civil Liberties & Rule of Law Program
Call Line: +2348180771506




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Biafra News Team Tuesday, 22 November 2016 0


It's obvious that Justice Binta Nyako has a conflict of interest as a judge in that case because her husband, the former Gov of Adamawa state indicted for embezzlement of public fund and was under prosecution by EFCC, and Buhari is threatening to reopen the case of her husband. 


It has become a norm in  Nigeria to intimidate, harass and blackmail judges into perverting justice in the favor of the dictator-in-chief, Muhammadu Buhari, against the rule of law. Justice John Tsoho is an example; he was used by Muhammadu Buhari to remand Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB)  in Kuje prison against a court order to release Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally.

A careful observation of the last court proceedings of Nnamdi Kanu's case; on 17th November 2016, at the Federal High Court Abuja, revealed that “the hand of the monkey has entered the soup." Dictator Muhammadu Buhari have started manifesting his dictatorship on Justice Binta Nyako, to satisfy his unquenchable thirst to deny Kanu bail and jail him.

Read also:BIAFRA: NNAMDI KANU VS NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT: WILL JUSTICE BINTA STAND BY THE LAW OR BY HER BROTHER BUHARI?

Justice Binta consistently harassed the counsels to Nnamdi Kanu (in John Tsoho's manner) during the court session. She accused the supporters of Kanu especially  IPOB principal officers, who were in the court; she also encouraged the harassment of Kanu’s supporters outside the courtroom by keeping mute while the DSS molested the supporters outside the court premises without any reason.

It was observed also that Justice Binta ordered that nobody should capture video or image of Nnamdi Kanu, the seizure of electronic devices such as phones, camera and electronic devices. She made orders targeted at intimidating the supporters of Kanu and IPOB officers who were present in their large numbers to stand by their leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

Read also:Biafra: EU Tells FG of Nigeria "Nnamdi Kanu Has a Right To a Fair Hearing": Justice Binta Nyako must Beware that she's Being Monitored

It is evident also that Muhammadu Buhari has ordered Nigerian journalists to maintain a total media blackout on Kanu’s court proceedings. Buhari wants media blackout, to create a comfortable environment for Justice Binta to pass influenced judgment in his favor; that was the reason for the heavy attack on Biafra Writers/Reporters and supporters with electronic devices meant to record or capture images. These are clear signs that Muhammadu Buhari has started dictating for Justice Binta.

Read also:Breaking: Unbelievable! Buhari under Tension, orders Fresh Charges against Nnamdi Kanu...see what the frivolous charges are

Justice Binta should know that for ones name to be ‘a cast-in-gold', there must be a sacrifice made. Justice Binta must resist Buhari’s harassment, blackmail and intimidation now, before it becomes too late for her. Justice demands that Nnamdi Kanu be released unconditionally as the court has ordered. The world is expecting Justice Binta to uphold the rule of law and not the will of Dictator Muhammadu Buhari.

Justice Binta Nyako must know that the eyes of the great Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB are watching her closely from the four corners of the earth. The international community is not blinking on Kanu’s case because he is a prisoner of conscience and an icon of international importance. It is time to let Kanu go, anything less than the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu amounts to international disgrace for Justice Binta; more intimidation for the judiciary and more calamity for Nigeria.

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Wednesday, 19 October 2016 0


The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, yesterday told the Federal Government to stop what he called the harassment of judicial officers handling his case.

The IPOB leader, who has already initiated a contempt proceeding against the Federal Government following its refusal to obey the orders made by Justice Adetokunbo Ademola directing his unconditional release, pointed out that the recent invasion of the judge’s residence by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), was partly because he granted him (Kanu) bail.

Speaking through his defence lawyer, Barrister Ifeanyi, in a statement issued in Abuja and obtained by New Telegraph, Kanu said the letter written by Justice Ademola to the National Judicial Council (NJC) in which he narrated his ordeals in the hands of DSS operatives was a pointer to the excesses of the executive lawlessness and interference in the judicial process.

He added that the action had shown desperate move by the Federal Government to intimidate the judicial officer that his case would be assigned to and refrain him or her from granting him bail in line with the direction expressed by President Muhammadu Buhari during his presidential media chat on December 30, 2015 that no court in Nigeria will grant Nnamdi Kanu bail.

“We roundly condemn the government’s interference with the judicial process in Nnamdi Kanu’s cases and the executive extra-judicial pronouncements.

The executive should henceforth refrain from the harassment of judicial officers handling the matters and promptly take all reasonable steps to comply with the order of the court that directed Nnamdi Kanu’s unconditional release. “This is a country that practices constitutional democracy, where the rule of law reigns supreme.

On the contrary, what we are seeing in practice is flagrant disobedience to court orders and violation of same constitution they had sworn to uphold,” he said.

Source: https://newtelegraphonline.com/kanu-fg-stop-harassing-judicial-officers/
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Biafra News Team Friday, 14 October 2016 0
Clockwise from Top Left: Shiehk Ibrahim Zakzaky, Shi'ite Sect Leader in Zaria who was shot 6 times by Nigerian soldiers and detained without trial by the government for 200 days; President Muhammadu Buhari pictured as his inauguration on May 29, 2015; and Nnamdi Kanu, pro-Biafra activist detained by the secret police since October 2015 over 4 court orders for his bail has been disobeyed by the Buhari government

Deji Adeyanju writes on this week’s widespread attacks on the Shi’ite Muslims in Northern Nigeria. He places the blame right at the feet of the president, General Muhammadu Buhari.

This weeks’ brutal attacks on Shiite Muslims in Kaduna, Katsina and Plateau States corroborate the assertion that Nigeria is at its most fractured state – politically, socio-economically, ethnically and religiously – since the Civil War.
These attacks by murderous mobs were predictable in the wake by the recent proscription of Shiite Islam by the administrations of Kaduna, Katsina and Kebbi States, as well as the blatant refusal of the Federal Government to sanction any of the officers culpable for mass murder of 347 Shiite Muslims in December 2015 (official figures, although the figures are believed to be significantly higher).
The fact that the men of the Nigerian Military as well as Nigerian Police Force gave security cover to the murderous mobs as these attacks were carried out is very worrisome.
It is even more worrisome that while giving an address yesterday regarding the attacks by Boko Haram in Maiduguri, the Borno State Capital, President Muhammadu Buhari was completely silent about the attacks on Shiite Muslims in Kano, Kaduna and Katsina States during which a high number of casualties were recorded and property worth hundreds of millions of Naira were recorded.
The combination of these facts leads to the inescapable conclusion that these attacks were sponsored and promoted by the Nigerian State at the Federal & State levels.
It also difficult to escape the conclusion of that this onslaught is an internalization of the conflict between Sunni and Shiite Muslims from the Middle East, even if one does not know the objective its promoters seeks to achieve.

It is sad that our country and its leaders have failed to learn from the cycles of violence and repression that led to the creation of the Maitatsine Sect in the late 70s and early 80s; and the more recent creation of the terrorism group – Boko Haram.
As much as one is mindful of the “infractions” of the Shiite Sect in Zaria, the solution cannot be a resort to state sponsored violence and the extra-judicial mob murder of hundreds of people.
What is worse is that while the murders of Shiites in December 2015 was justified by an asinine reference to Shiites“…touching the chests of generals” there is no justification for these recent acts of aggression and terror. Nothing but mindless violence.
The decision of the Buhari administration to use force as a one size fits all solution to every challenge or act of opposition is slowly but surely leading Nigeria to the brink of collapse.
At this point, it is the duty of all well meaning Nigerians to call the Federal Government and the governments of Kano, Katsina and Kebbi States to order. The rights to freedom of religion and peaceful assembly are inalienable rights guaranteed by Sections 38 and 40 of the Constitution and upheld by the Supreme Court in a plethora of cases.
It is also necessary for all Nigerians to urge the Federal Government to realise that the use of force is not a panacea to all the issues that plague Nigeria. The use of brute force to repress ideologies has failed in Nigeria, and in the past has led to the creation of monsters such as the above referenced Maitatsine Sect and Boko Haram.
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Biafra News Team Wednesday, 12 October 2016 0
October 11, 2016

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UNDERSTANDING THE REAL REASON WHY BUHARI’S DSS IS RUNNING RIOT ON SOME JUDGES

Retired Major-General Muhammadu Buhari who committed treason against Nigerian Government on December 31, 1983, but was rewarded with the presidency after 32 years of his inglorious anti-democratic acts has been running riots on some fearless and sagacious Judges in the past few days.  Using an agency that is not recognized by the Nigerian Constitution, Buhari has unleashed atrocious illegality on members of the Nigerian Bench. It is on record that the Department of State Services (DSS), which Buhari is using to perform this criminal act of kidnapping of Judges, is not listed on any of the 320 sections and seven schedules of the Nigerian Constitution. On the contrary, Buhari ignores the Nigeria Police Force exclusively and exhaustively recognized in Section-214 to Section-216 of the Constitution. But why is Buhari using the DSS to kidnap, harass, intimidate and falsely incriminate these Judges?

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) can authoritatively report that irrefutable evidence has emerged regarding the smokescreen intimidation of Judges in the name of fighting corruption. It should be placed on record that the trigger for the arrest of the Hon Justice A. F. A. Ademola and other reputable Judges had nothing to do with election results but rather the fact that Nnamdi Kanu filed contempt of court proceedings against the Buhari regime which as the presiding Judge in the original case, Justice Ademola was legally bound to hear in his court. We do recall that only on Friday the 7th of October 2016, Justice Ademola issued two rulings in a case brought against DSS by two persons whose fundamental human rights were abused because they were illegally detained by the same DSS. The Hon. Justice Ademola awarded 20 Million Naira and 10 Million Naira respectively to the complainants.

The timing of the arrest of Justice Ademola is troubling because the DSS know that he is covered by what is termed “Constitutional Immunity” which means that you cannot arrest a sitting Judge over his rulings but rather you appeal against it. This is elementary law that even a peanut seller in the village should know. If the Buhari regime thinks that the order of unconditional release made by Justice Ademola was preposterously obtained by fraud or corruption, then the next logical line would have been for Buhari to appeal Justice Ademola's judgement. But because Buhari and his co-travelers have no grounds to stand on, they chose this smear campaign with the help of some legal turncoats like Femi Falana who claim to be legal gurus yet a simple case of constitutional immunity eludes them.


We ask the DSS this simple question; If at all Justice Ademola corruptly delivered a judgement for Kanu to be released unconditionally, why is it that the government did not make available their evidence at the appeal court which is the natural arena to challenge his rulings rather than deceiving the gullible public with a supposed “sting operation”? Just today, 11th of October 2016 at the Federal High Court Abuja, IPOB can reliably inform the world that the Registrar of Court 7, Mr. Kenneth Gudugu was ordered by the DSS to march to their office to deposit copies of the rulings of Justice Ademola on the cases of Nnamdi Kanu and Sambo Dasuki.
In the meantime, the DSS already have these documents in their file, so why are they harassing a fearless Judge like Justice Ademola and other judicial officers who refused to be intimidated by the DSS? We posit unarguably that the Hon Justice A. F. A. Ademola should be celebrated not unconstitutionally and tyrannically ridiculed for his bravery in standing up against the evils of the Buhari regime.

On the other hand, the very corrupt John Tsoho who lied under judicial oath whilst making a complete mess of himself and the law through his blatant lies and contradictory ruling is still serving as a Judge. It seems the only criterion that qualifies a person as a corrupt Judge is when you rule against Buhari and his unconstitutional DSS. It is regrettable that good men have continued to keep quiet as the reign of terror continues from Buhari who not only committed treason in 1983 but also violated Nigeria’s electoral law by contesting for the presidency without having the minimum educational qualification of West African School Certificate (W.A.S.C).

It is heart-wrenching that those who call themselves “foremost constitutional lawyers” with SAN-ship and professorial accolades cannot step up to stem this drift into anarchy orchestrated by a gang of illiterate and ethnic-cum-religious bigots. Does it really prick the conscience of these abettors of illegality when they know that the DSS has no constitutional mandate to foray into corruption cases nor are they constitutionally empowered to investigate and prosecute judicial officers?

For the avoidance of doubt, the National Judicial Council (NJC) is brought into existence courtesy of Section-153(1-i) of the Constitution. Furthermore, Section-21(g) of the Third Schedule of the Constitution empowers the NJC to “appoint, dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over” judicial officers. And above all, Section-158(1) of the Constitution states that the NJC “in exercising its power to make appointments or to exercise disciplinary control over persons, shall not be subject to the direction or control of any other authority or person.” Meaning that not even Buhari, to whom the DSS report, can direct or control the duties and responsibilities of the NJC, especially in the areas of disciplinary control of judicial officers.

And to cap it all, Section-1(3) of the Constitution states that “If any other law is inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution, this Constitution shall prevail, and that other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void.” This effectively nullifies any rationalization that could be adduced from Section-2(3) of CAP N74 L.F.N. 2004 which the DSS may rely upon for their nefarious activities.

In summary, the recent brigandage by the DSS against the Hon Justice A. F. A. Ademola and his co-fearless Judges is a camouflage to arm-twist these Judges as they adjudicate on the Nnamdi Kanu versus DSS case which the latter is bound to lose. That is the real reason why the DSS is running riot albeit illegally on these upright Judges.

But at the end, we (IPOB) shall win, and the blessed nation of Biafra shall be restored.

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Barrister Emma Nmezu       
Dr. Clifford Chukwuemeka Iroanya

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From Okey Sampson, Aba and Jeff Amechi Agbodo, Onitsha

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has allegedly linked Justice Ademola’s arrest with the unconditional bail he had earlier granted Nnamdi Kanu which the Federal Government rejected.
A statement from IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, the group noted that Kanu has spent one year in detention illegally while the court of competent jurisdiction granted him unconditional release on 16th and 17th December 2015 by magistrate and federal high court Abuja but since then federal government, APC and the DSS were still holding him and others in prison custody.

He urged Biafrans to be resolute and determine towards the restoration of the God’s own project which is Biafra republic, saying that the project was ordained by God Almighty.
Powerful stated that Biafra will be a country where people of Africa will benefit, ‘the Africa will be technologically, economically, politically and spiritually free through the new republic’.
“However, we are aware of the systematic way of delaying the members of IPOB who were detained illegally in all the prisons and security cells across the country”.

In a related development, Kanu as sued the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and the Department of State Services (DSS) for contempt of court over failure of the federal government to release him from detention.
On December 17, 2015, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, a judge of the Federal High Court ordered Kanu’s unconditional release of Kanu.

In a statement at the weekend, Ifeanyi Ejiojor, counsel to Kanu, linked the continued detention of the IPOB leader to President Muhammadu Buhari’s comment at the presidential media chat on December 30, 2015, where he said no court would grant him bail.
“The order made on December 17, 2016 by Justice A.F.A. Ademola, directing the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu was served on the Department of State Services (DSS) that same day the order was made,” he said.

“Still, the DSS failed, refused and/or neglected to obey the order directing the unconditional release of Kanu, apparently due to reasons best known to them, which has no justification under any law.
IPOB said none of the affected institutions of the government affected by the order or the Federal Government has lodged an appeal against the order directing the unconditional release of Kanu.
Ademola was one of the judges arrested by the DSS on Saturday on the allegation of corruption.
“Nevertheless, it comes as a surprise on Friday 7th October 2016 at exactly 11:45am we received information that the Biafra land national coordinator of the indigenous people of Biafra Mr.Chidiebere Onwudiwe who have been arrested by DSS was called up in the federal high court Abuja court 7 of Justice Ademola without the prosecutors been in court to defend the matter against Chidiebere Onwudiwe” he stated.

“The DSS being the prosecutor of the matter were nowhere to be found in the court on Friday 7th October, they are running because Chidiebere Onwudiwe committed no crime against humanity or the federal government of Nigeria” Powerful stated.
“Comrade Chidiebere Onwudiwe was arrested in the odd hour of midnight in Igweocha (PH) Rivers state where he was sleeping on Friday 22nd June 2016 still detained in DSS cell incommunicado and have not been taking to any court since 128 days”.

“The lawyer incharge of the matter Bar,  Ifeanyi Ejiofor who filled motion for his bail in the federal high court 7 Abuja. The chief judge Ademola who adjourned the matter to be on Tuesday 11th October for hearing because the DSS did not produce mazi Chidiebere Onwudiwe the national coordinator of the indigenous people of Biafra IPOB Biafraland in court” said powerful.
Meanwhile, a political pressure group, Concerned Abians for Good Governance and Justice (CAGGJ) has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) over last weekend’s arrest of some senior Judges across the country and their subsequent arraignment yesterday for alleged corrupt practices.
This is even as the group flayed what it described as the ignoble role played by Gov Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in the failed attempt to arrest a Federal High Court Judge in Port Harcourt by operatives of the DSS.

In a statement by its chairman, Egwu D. Uwa, CAGGJ said Nigerians have for years be yearning for a day like this, when men no matter how highly placed would be made to account for what they have done with what were entrusted in their care.

Uwa said as far as his group was concerned, what the DSS operatives did was  what Nigerians had been yearning for over the years, stressing that it was only those who benefitted from what have been happening in the judiciary over the years that would condemn the action.
CAGGJ regretted that most of the politics-related judgments delivered after the 2015 general elections were cash induced, saying no nation would grow politically if this anomaly was not checked.
“It was glaringly clear that most of the politics-related judgments delivered since after the2015 general elections were cash and carry judgments and no good government that what its salt will sit idly and watch things like this go on and that is why we are commending the DSS for this bold step”.
Uwa said it was unfortunate that those who are condemning the modus-operandi the DSS operatives adopted in arresting the Judges, have closed their eyes to the huge cash recovered for the houses of the arrested judges.

Wondering where the Judges got such huge amount of money in both local and foreign currencies, Uwa opined that if the operatives of the DSS had not adopted such method, the deliveries could not have been made.
CAGGJ condemned Gov Wike’s action in allegedly using some party loyalists to stop the arrest of a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, saying the action was capable of sending wrong signals to the public.

CAGGJ said if Wike had no special interest in the Judge, he wouldn’t have left the Government House at about 1.30am to ensure that the said Judge was not arrested.

“We don’t think if Gov Wike had no interest in the particular Judge, he would have left Government House by the time he did to ensure that the Judge was not arrested. Again his efforts in trying to defend the Judge over the amount alleged to be in his house, left much to be desired”, Uwa said.

Source: http://sunnewsonline.com/justice-ademola-arrested-for-granting-kanu-bail-ipob/
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▪Governor Wike alleges plot to declare state of emergency in Rivers State

The illegal siege on Rivers State by Federal eecurity agencies continued unabated during the early hours of Saturday as hundreds of Department of State Services (DSS) operatives and policemen attempted to illegally abduct a Federal High Court judge residing at Number 35 Forces Avenue in Port Harcourt

The illegal failed abduction was led by Mr Tosin Ajayi, Rivers State Director of the Department of State Services (DSS) and Rivers State Police Commissioner, Mr Francis Odesanya.

The operatives of DSS reportedly rough-handled Governor Wike, pushing him around and injuring his hand. A few of the operatives cocked their rifles and threatened to shoot the Governor.

They were irked by Governor Wike's arrival at the scene shortly after the failed abduction process began. It was learnt that Governor Wike received security information on the illegal moves, minutes after the operation started.

The security operatives blocked the entrance of the residence of the Federal High Court judge at about 1am on saturday morning, claiming that they were acting on orders from above. As they dragged Governor Wike, they insisted that they must be allowed to leave with the judge.


However, the commotion attracted passers by and journalists who thronged the vicinity to know why hundreds of security agents in several Patrol vans had been mobilised.

Upon the arrival of the national media, the Rivers State Director of the DSS, Mr Tosin Ajayi jumped into his vehicle and fled the scene.

However, addressng journalists, Rivers State Police Commissioner, Francis Odesanya said the two security agencies were at the scene because they received privileged information.

Odesanya claimed he was at the scene as a peace maker. He declined comments on why the Police joined the DSS to abduct a serving Federal High Court judge.

In an interview with journalists at the scene of the failed illegal abduction of a Federal High Court judge by the Police and DSS, Governor Wike said it will not be under his watch that security agencies wiĺl be allowed to entrench needless impunity.

He declared that their reckless action portends danger to the nation's democracy, noting that he is convinced that President Buhari is not aware of the level of impunity being perpetrated by Federal Securiy agencies.

Governor Wike stated that whatever the situation, the rule of law must prevail in a democratic setting.

He said if the security agencies had a lawful directive to implement, they must follow due process .

According to him: "Not under my watch wiĺl I allow this kind of impunity to take place. That is why we are here. I don't know which judge they were detailed to abduct. I didn't bother myself to know which judge. All I am interested in is that, at this level, it is not allowed.

"He is not a criminal and he is not an armed robber. If the person has committed an offence, invite him. It is only when he refuses to honour the invitation that you can adopt this commando style.

"The Commissioner of Police is here, the Director of DSS is here. Their operatives cocked their guns and threatened to shoot me. I have never seen that before. Again , this is to tell you what we are facing . We know that more will come. For us in this state, we shall continue to resist it."

Governor Wike added: "It doesn't matter what it will cost. When you talk about liberty, sacrifices must be made. We are not trying to stop an arrest. All we are saying is that things must be done decently and in line with the rule of law.

"Rivers State is under siege. For you to see a governor out at this time of the day, something is wrong. A siege is an understatement. If this type of thing happens next time, the people wiĺl resist it to the last".

The governor stressed: "They are trying to do something funny in this state, probably to declare a state of emergency.
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BUHARI SENDS ARMY AND DSS TO DESTROY THE HOME OF JUSTICE ADEMOLA OF THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT THAT ORDERED UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF IPOB LEADER NNAMDI KANU
Buhari is an animal in human skin. Also Justice Dimgba that ruled against DSS is also under attack. Buhari is carrying a coup against the few fearless men in the judiciary.

It has been gathered tonight that the reason for the raid is because the leader of IPOB Nnamdi Kanu through his lawyers Ejiofor and Co. has filed contempt of court proceedings against Buhari at Justice ADEMOLA's court. Buhari does not want the case to be heard so he has taken to harassment of judges.


Buhari does not want to obey the law. Buhari is a lawless animal


UN,  BRITAIN, OBAMA, have you seen the wild animal called Buhari you agents of darkness fostered on Nigeria

BREAKING: Nigerian Secret Police Now Invading Homes Of Federal Judges In Abuja 


A contingent of officers from the Department of State Security (DSS) this evening surrounded the home of two Nigerian federal judges, Nnamdi Dimgba and Adebiyi Ademola.
The federal judges currently reside at 32 and 34 Samuel Ogbemudia Cresent in the Apo Legislative Quarters of Abuja.

The invading officers arrived and surrounded Justice Dimgba’s home around 9PM Nigerian time, according to sources speaking to SaharaReporters. Shortly after the siege, neighbors of the judge told SaharaReporters that the DSS agents began breaking into his compound with a sledgehammer.
Mr. Dimgba was reportedly not at home at the time of the invasion. However, a source said DSS had been uncomfortable with recent rulings by the judge and because of his vocal criticism of DSS for violating rights of persons detained at its facility.

Another source revealed that they believed Mr. Dimgba was being targeted unfairly by DSS as a form of punishment. On July 22nd, 2016 he berated DSS for not presenting Air Commodore Umar Mohammed to his court for a scheduled hearing.
Earlier today, DSS agents arrested Justice Muazu Pindiga, former Chairman of the Rivers State Governorship petition tribunal, for allegations of bribery and corruption.

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The Judge of the Court 3 Division of the Federal High Court Abuja, Justice John Tsoho has recently been on the focus of International communities and other
Human Rights Organisations especially ever since it has become certain through his actions, that he was bought over by the Buhari-led Federal government to twist and truncate justice in the case of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

His handling the outrageous case of "treasonable felony" preferred against Kanu by the insensitive APC government, had lots of judicial twists and manoeuvering as he bare facedly neglected the previous rulings of other competent courts that granted Nnamdi Kanu bail on two different occasions.

Those previous court rulings in favour of Nnamdi Kanu automatically infuriated Buhari who spared no time to boast to the world in his presidential media chart that Nnamdi Kanu will not be granted bail even if the court says otherwise.


Read also:NNAMDI KANU’S TRIAL: ANALYZING THE FRAUD CALLED JOHN TSOHO

It took Muhammadu Buhari's administration
some chunk of good time and money to shop and bargain for a pleasing judge of the same feather to handle the case to their dictates and favour.

When John Tsoho came, he punitively denied Nnamdi Kanu the right other previous judges had given him, and remanded him in prison custody to this day!

Ever since then, the world have been watching to see the difference John Tsoho would make out of the case that have been presided over by other judges before him. Rather, what we see is the inconsistent, and arbitrary postponements of the case from one month to another, just to please his master at Aso-Rock who has vowed that Kanu will not be released from prison.

Read also:EXPLOSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BARRISTER IFEANYI EJIOFOR ON JOHN TSOHO'S RULING OF 26TH-04-2016 BY BIAFRA WRITERS
It is therefore not hidden that Justice Tsoho is merely acting Buhari's script and that has automatically disqualified him from being a judge.
We all know the characteristics of good judges which includes impartial decision-making in the pursuit of justice. John Tsoho unfortunately lacked this quality!

There have been speculations that Buhari not only bought John Tsoho with a paltry amount of the public fund, including a promise to give him a higher position if he could pin Nnamdi Kanu. This is not the characteristics of a good judge.

John Tsoho's actions are centred on the monetary and positional compensation and not based on the facts on ground. This unprofessional ethics of such a coveted office, in my humble submission, is that John Tsoho have messed up his profession, and dragged the respected name of judiciary into the mud and public ridicule by playing Muhammad Buhari's script. He should not have neglected the rulings of other courts before him, and acted holier than thou when actually he is under mask aiding and abetting corruption right there in the judicial chamber!

Read also:Editorial:The Need For NJC To Rid The Judiciary Of Filth: John Tsoho Must Be Investigated

I call on the Nigeria Bar Association, Legal Councils, and other competent luminaries  of good conscience to join hands together to say ‘No’ to people like John Tsoho who are out to tarnish the image of the judiciary just for a mere cash rewards. He has acted like the Biblical Balaam and must be removed before he spreads his contagious filthiness to other upright judges.

In every country of the world, the judiciary are made to be independent from the three arms of government, after the executive and the legislative, purposely to prevent the executive from using the judiciary to achieve its selfish purposes as we witness in Nigeria where anybody who is a critic to the government is hunted down with impunity!

For John Tsoho to have acted Buhari's errand boy instead of being a judge, have discredited him from being a judge in Nnamdi Kanu's case and should resign honourably before he is forced out dishonorably.

#FreeNnamdiKanu.
#Biafrexit.

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John Tsoho And His Pay Master Muhammadu Buhari
One of the top ten qualities of a Judge is that a he must have a good record and reputation for excellent character and integrity. The integrity of a judge is the keystone of the judicial system. Integrity enables a judge to make decisions and/or rulings based on the facts of a case and the law.

A judge with integrity sets aside personal prejudices, personalities and partisan political influences. A judge is expected to rise above mere mortal status and dispense justice with an objectivity that borders on the divine. He should be independent from the pressures of everyday life and free of political influences, the judge is to resolve difficult legal disputes with the wisdom as that of the legendary King Solomon without harbouring fear or favour.

Read also:JOHN TSOHO 20TH JUNE IS AROUND THE CORNER: THE WORLD IS WATCHING YOU

But unfortunately, these qualities are far-fetched and seriously lacking in Justice John Tsoho who is already biased contrary to the ethics of the judiciary. The several judicial somersaults of Justice Tsoho is enough to question his credibility and moral standard.

The world is quite aware of the several times the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu was granted freedom, only to have him clamped by a man who is suppose to be the judge of the oppressed and the common man, just because of monetary gains and position. This is very bad of him and he will ever live with such guilt should he succumb to do the bidding of his paymaster-Buhari. He has not only proven to be grossly corrupt but highly professionally incompetent.

Read also:KIDNAPPING NNAMDI KANU DID NOT STOP BIAFRA: KILLING US WILL NOT STOP BIAFRA: BUHARI WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO?

John Tsoho's licence should be revoked and he (John Tsoho) brought to book for his criminality. His insistence on presiding over this case by all means has only shown the obvious; that is, he intends to jail Nnamdi Kanu to the satisfaction of the dictator in chief of the Islamic republic of Nigeria.
To this end, we Biafrans have lost total confidence in his capability to handle Nnamdi Kanu's case and dispense justice. We simply can not go on with such a corrupt and incompetent judge.

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The right to be tried by an impartial judge is deeply embedded in Nigeria's jurisprudence. In fact, this right has often been considered to be the “cornerstone” of the Nigerian legal system especially when litigants and their counsel believe that a Judge has become biased or prejudiced against them, or in favor of an opposing party.

Consequently, even in those jurisdictions which have laws on the books which authorize parties to seek to disqualify Judges on the basis of bias, as opposed to interest in the cause, it is typically only in those rare instances when a Judge verbalizes bias against a party or its counsel that a motion to recuse can successfully be made on this ground.

Read also:BIAFRA: THE CONTINUED INCARCERATION OF NNAMDI KANU AND THE RELEASE OF KABIRU SOKOTO; REASON WHY IPOB CALLS NIGERIA A 'ZOO'

In part, because of their recognition of the fact that judicial bias can seldom be proved, legislatures in many jurisdictions have authorized parties to seek disqualification on the basis of an “appearance” of judicial bias or impropriety. Based on that motion, IPOB hereby calls for Judge Tsoho to be disqualified, and recuse himself off the case of Nnamdi Kanu because he is biased.

John Tsoho cannot deny the fact that he is a PUPPET. He allowed himself to be maneuvered by a jihadist head of state, Buhari - without certificate, plainly because of material gains. He  obviously cannot object his unspeakable ruling allowing masquerades to testify behind screen against Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra after he earlier kicked/ruled against it before cameras that masquerades cannot testify in his court room. Tsoho ridiculed himself, his career, his years of service and judiciary at large the moment he joined forces and collaborated with killers of innocent Biafrans - Buhari, to convict and deny Nnamdi Kanu, the IPOB leader bail and justice.

Read also:BIAFRA: DSS’ FOLLY, JUSTICE TSOHO’S ABSURDITY AND THEIR TALE OF TREASONABLE FELONY AGAINST NNAMDI KANU

The Saying that judiciary is the last hope of a common man is not applicable to the Nigerian state, Nigeria is a state where Judges act like a "prosecuting Attorney rather than a Judge", which, of course, is not right. Nigeria is a state where culprits, terrorists, killers, embezzlers and looters of public funds walk freely because of IMMUNITY, whilst the innocent perish in various Nigerian prisons.
Justice John Tsoho is the clear example of my assertions. He is the vitiated Judge a tyrannical boss, Buhari hired to convict the prisoner of conscience, Nnamdi Kanu after being discharged and acquitted by two sovereign jurisdictions. Tsoho was on a right track initially when he moved Kanu, and other two defendants - David Nwawuisi and Benjamin Madubugwu, from DSS custody to Kuje prison. Thereafter, he was struck to carry out illegal actions of Buhari to deny Nnamdi Kanu justice even when he merited it. This is quite absurd and extremely ridiculous. It portrays lack of reasoning, stupidity, unprofessionalism and ignorance.

Read also:Biafra: As Nnamdi Kanu Goes To Court On The 26 Sept, IPOB Still Demands Tsoho's Withdrawal From The Case

On 26th September, 2016, Nnamdi Kanu will be appearing at the Federal High Court, Abuja, once again. IPOB do not have faith on Justice John Tsoho's judgements. We vividly can't get justice if corrupt John Tsoho still presides over Kanu's case. Indigenous people of Biafra can no longer condone the excesses of debased Judge Tsoho. Therefore, he is warned and adviced to recuse himself and steer clear off Nnamdi Kanu's case else he will be doomed.

In furtherance, IPOB verbally opine they can't be a party to incompetent, conspiratorial and unintelligent biased Judge John Tsoho in his sluggish, conflicting and convicting judgements. All we ask for is fairness and an incorruptible Judge to preside over Nnamdi Kanu's case, which is fast-approaching.

#FreeNnamdiKanu #FreeBiafra.

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