IPOB GAIN NEW HOPE AS NIGERIAN OFFICIAL WERE SUED TO US COURT OVER ALLEGED MISSING OF THEIR LEADER Prince Nnamdi Kanu.

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) drags Nigeria Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, and other Nigerian officials to a United States of America District Court over alleged killings of its members and their missing leader.

IPOB alleged that the killings happened during the peaceful protests over the arrest and detention of its leader,Prince Nnamdi Kanu.

Apart from Buratai and Idris, others include: Lawal Musa Daura; Ibrahim Attahiru; M.I. Ibrahim; Kasim Umar Sidi; Issah Maigari Abdullahi; former IGP Solomon Arase; Abia and Anambra state governors, Okezie Ikpeazu and Willie Obiano; Habila Hosea; Peter Nwagbara; James Oshim Nwafor; Hosea Karma; Bassey Abang and Johnson Babatunde Kokumo.

The lawsuit was filed based on two US statutes; the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA or ATS – the Alien Tort Statute) and the Torture Victims Protection Act (TVPA).

The two laws have extra-territorial reach that allows US federal courts to exercise long-arm authority which extends beyond the borders of US.

The ATCA is a statue that provide the district courts original authority on any civil action by a foreigner for a civil wrong committed in breaking of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States.'

Since 1980, courts allow foreign citizens to seek remedies in US courts, for human rights violations and for misconducts committed outside the United States..

The TVPA of 1991 is a statute which grants civil suits in the US against foreign individuals who, acting in an official capacity for any foreign nation, committed torture or killings.

Further more, Buratai and others, will be required to personally appear before the US court to testify under oath and cross-examinations.

EMIR OF KASTINA TELLS PRESIDENT BUHARI TO SIGN PEACE CORPS BILL

The Emir of Katsina, Abdulmumini Usman, has declared support for the Peace Corps bill passed by the National Assembly. The bill, which seeks to turn the Peace Corps, a non-government organisation, into a government paramilitary agency, has elicited mixed reactions from Nigerians. Proponents see it as an avenue to create jobs for thousands of youth while critics describe as a duplication of functions already being performed by existing agencies and creation of another bureaucracy at a time the country is finding it difficult to pay workers' salaries. The bill was opposed by existing military and security institutions in Nigeria and the Peace Corps leader Dickson Akoh is currently being prosecuted for alleged fraud. Apart from lawmakers, the bill is also supported by some prominent Nigerians including the Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, who also asked Mr. Buhari to sign to it. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Katsina emir made a similar call on the president on Thursda...

AKEREDOLU, KEKEMEKE AND OTHERS BID MRS FAGUNWA GOODBYE

Read President Buhari’s Christmas Message To Nigerians

I felicitate with all Nigerians, especially our Christian brothers and sisters, on the joyous occasion of this year's Christmas.On this occasion of the commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, let us all rededicate ourselves to the virtues of peace, love, honesty, justice, equity, piety, humility and service to others which he taught.There can be no doubt that a greater manifestation of these virtues and ideals in our lives will immensely help us to become a more united, peaceful, secure and progressive nation.Let us also reach out in love and compassion to fellow Nigerians who are in distress at this periodof our nation's history.I particularly urge you all to remember victims of terrorism and insurgency in the country, especially Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).The Federal Government will continue to collaborate with state governments and other stakeholders to ease the harsh conditions in IDP camps, while the ultimate objective remains to quickly put an end to insurgen...

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