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Unlawful Detention: Petitioners Sue Army, Others, Demand N100m In Borno

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai. Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. General Tukur Buratai; General Officer Commanding 7 Division, Nigerian Army and Attorney General and Minister of Justice, have been sued at the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Maiduguri for illegal detention.  According to Vanguard, in suit No. FHC/MU/CS/1/2021 is filed by Alhaji Ibrahim Shehu Damakosu and Sabo Yahaya for the enforcement of their fundamental human rights pursuant to Section 46(3) of the 1999 Constitution as amended. Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai. The petitioners are seeking a declaration that the continued detention of the applicants at the detention cell of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri from November 24, 2020 till date without being brought before a competent court for trial is unconstitutional, unlawful, illegal, null and void. They are also seeking an order compelling the respondents to either arraign the applicants before a comp

Unlawful Detention: Petitioners Sue Army, Others, Demand N100m In Borno

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai. Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. General Tukur Buratai; General Officer Commanding 7 Division, Nigerian Army and Attorney General and Minister of Justice, have been sued at the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Maiduguri for illegal detention.  According to Vanguard, in suit No. FHC/MU/CS/1/2021 is filed by Alhaji Ibrahim Shehu Damakosu and Sabo Yahaya for the enforcement of their fundamental human rights pursuant to Section 46(3) of the 1999 Constitution as amended. Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai. The petitioners are seeking a declaration that the continued detention of the applicants at the detention cell of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri from November 24, 2020 till date without being brought before a competent court for trial is unconstitutional, unlawful, illegal, null and void. They are also seeking an order compelling the respondents to either arraign the applicants before a comp

Unlawful Detention: Petitioners Sue Army, Others, Demand N100m In Borno

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai. Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. General Tukur Buratai; General Officer Commanding 7 Division, Nigerian Army and Attorney General and Minister of Justice, have been sued at the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Maiduguri for illegal detention.  According to Vanguard, in suit No. FHC/MU/CS/1/2021 is filed by Alhaji Ibrahim Shehu Damakosu and Sabo Yahaya for the enforcement of their fundamental human rights pursuant to Section 46(3) of the 1999 Constitution as amended. Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai. The petitioners are seeking a declaration that the continued detention of the applicants at the detention cell of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri from November 24, 2020 till date without being brought before a competent court for trial is unconstitutional, unlawful, illegal, null and void. They are also seeking an order compelling the respondents to either arraign the applicants before a comp

US Capitol Riot: Policeman Dies, 14 Officers Injured, 68 Arrested So far

A US Capitol police officer has died from injuries sustained in the attack on Congress by a pro-Trump mob as top Democrats have called for the president to be removed for “inciting” the riot. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged Vice-President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th amendment to the Constitution to declare the president unfit for office. Alternatively, she vowed to initiate the process to impeach the president. Under pressure, Donald Trump finally condemned the “heinous attack”. Wednesday’s violence came hours after Mr Trump encouraged his supporters to fight against the election results as Congress was certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the November vote. Five people have died in relation to the riot, including Brian Sicknick, an officer at the US Capitol Police (USCP) who was “injured while physically engaging with protesters”, the police said. Meanwhile, the top congressional Democrats – Speaker Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer – have

NIN: NIMC Registration Amid COVID-19 Irresponsible, Says Afenifere

Applicants queue to obtain national identity numbers at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office, in the Lagos state capital of Ikeja, on December 30, 2020 The Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has described the ongoing registration of SIM cards amid the strong second wave of COVID-19 as an irresponsible act of governance. Officials of the National Identity Management Commission have recently declared a strike action, complaining that they were not provided with personal protective equipment and also owed allowances. Applicants queue to obtain national identity numbers at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office, in the Lagos state capital of Ikeja, on December 30, 2020 PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP On Friday, in a statement issued by the Afenifere’s National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin, the group said the ongoing registration shows total disregard for the lives of citizens as this could “expose them to the vagaries of coronavi