Court upholds pro-Biafra group's terrorist status
The court ruled that the issuance of the proscription was in accordance with the provisions of the Terrorism Prevention Act.
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In a judgement delivered by Acting Chief Judge of the Federal High, Justice Abdu Kafarati, on Thursday, January 18, 2018, he dismissed the arguments raised by the the pro-Biafra group's counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor.
He said that the original proscription order made on September 20, 2017, was a valid one and said the group's application to vacate it was unmeritorious and deserved to be dismissed.
Justice Kafarati noted that the issuance of the proscription, which he ordered, was in accordance with the provisions of the Terrorism Prevention Act.
Ejiofor promised to appeal the decision.
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