The suit filed by over 80 Igbo ‘deportees’ against the Lagos State Government came up on Thursday at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, with the plaintiffs demanding a compensation of 1 billion Naira (about 6.3 million dollars).
Seven plaintiffs filed the suit on behalf of 66 others and they are jointly seeking the compensation from the Lagos State government as general damages for breach of their rights. The seven plaintiffs are; Joseph Aniebonam, Osondu Mbuto, Osondu Agwu, Nnenna Ogbonna, Emily Okoroariri, Friday Ndukwe and Onyeka Ugwu.
Joined as respondents are the Attorney-General of Lagos State and the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State.
When the case was mentioned in court, the counsel representing the plaintiffs, Mr Ugo Ugwunnadi, told the court that the case was coming up for the first time.
He informed the court that he had only been served with the processes from the first respondent, the Attorney General of Lagos and that the second respondent, the commissioner of police, was yet to serve his process.
The counsel, therefore, asked the court to give parties a date for the hearing of the matter by which time lawyers involved would have perfected their processes.
The Counsel representing the Attorney General of Lagos State, Mr Tayo Odupitan, told the court that he had filed a counter-affidavit, written address and an exhibit, all in response to the plaintiffs’ suit.
He, however, informed the court that the A-G Lagos State, Mr Ade Ipaye, had indicated his intention to defend the suit personally.
Meanwhile, Counsel to the Commissioner of Police, Mr Sam Adebeshin, told the court that he was yet to regularise the processes on behalf of the second respondent.
After listening to all the parties, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia adjourned the case to February 19 for further hearing.
When you cannot live freely in the land of your birth - because your presence, according to the Lagos state government, is a nuisance - what hope is there for the black man and/or woman in the world!
I eagerly await 19th February, 2014.
Posted: at 30-01-2014 05:28 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
doncoyon at 30-01-2014 08:03 AM (10 years ago) (m)
Yoruba think they own Nigeria i just came back from Nigeria look how populated Lagos is because of greediness take some investment to other state that is how to lower the population in LAGOS not by deporting people yorubba are like cancer they are the proboem this coutry called nigeria has look at Tinubu and his fellower foolish and useless for nigerian people
Posted: at 30-01-2014 08:03 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
bagofmoney at 30-01-2014 08:29 AM (10 years ago) (m)
@doncoyon, your foolishness is like PEAK milk and MTN (its in u and everywhere u go) tinubu and his "fellowers" u see school gate @ all?? Y una no fit stay for una state and improve it economically?? Bloody faceless PILLOCK! Werey sango
Posted: at 30-01-2014 08:29 AM (10 years ago) | Newbie
hismahill at 30-01-2014 09:00 AM (10 years ago) (m)
Quote from: doncoyon on 30-01-2014 08:03 AM
Yoruba think they own Nigeria i just came back from Nigeria look how populated Lagos is because of greediness take some investment to other state that is how to lower the population in LAGOS not by deporting people yorubba are like cancer they are the proboem this coutry called nigeria has look at Tinubu and his fellower foolish and useless for nigerian people
Your English is as phyuked as your brain..#Retard
Posted: at 30-01-2014 09:00 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
doncoyon at 30-01-2014 09:14 AM (10 years ago) (m)
Ibos can stay from ur dirty stupid state that is why i travled back from lovely enugu is my previllage i will never travle to lagos ever and i have told all my friends and business partners look how our ibo brother dump them self like dummy i ladipo and other place they need to wake up nigeria is not a country that they belong to yes i saw some biafrian flag been flown to some ibo village that i visited am stil gonna post it to naijapals.com soon
Posted: at 30-01-2014 09:14 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
iam_teehizik at 30-01-2014 09:25 AM (10 years ago) (m)
You go definitely see bloody tribalist commenting on trivial issues like dix. Shey na only igbo dem deport. Check ur news again, weeks afta deportin dix people, 21 people were also deported back to Osun state(my state). They were gladly accepted by the governor, and they went to rehab, wia dey 're even greatful for being givin a chance do sumtin meaningful wit dia lives, now they 've ventured into another trade dat would make ends for them. So why creating a fuse over dix issue. Some of you guyz are juz damn too retard. I live wit igbo people, i 've alot of friends dat are igbos dey changed my views about igbos buh some of you are juz damn too dumb and too retard to think straight. My name is hiZik, and am not a tribalist
Posted: at 30-01-2014 09:25 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
uprising at 30-01-2014 09:28 AM (10 years ago) (m)
I am igbo but i say this people should go and sit down this is absolutely nonsense i am ok with fashola apology this people should not make ue look like people with unforgiving spirit
Posted: at 30-01-2014 09:28 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
iam_teehizik at 30-01-2014 09:33 AM (10 years ago) (m)
Quote from: winace on 30-01-2014 06:59 AM
Hmmmmm no comment for now until wen d case is won by either.
i bet dey cant win dix. If dey have 5% such amount of money in the first place dey wont be deported. Besides dey 're not the only 1s deported. Wot of d hausas, among others. They 're juz cryin over spilt milk
Posted: at 30-01-2014 09:33 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
elmatado at 30-01-2014 09:33 AM (10 years ago) (m)
To all of u talking about to divide nigeria Igbo Biafra shit and all dat brainless idiots, if that happen u all will surfer like poor man shoe, u all need to ask ur grand father about that first...monkeys
Posted: at 30-01-2014 09:33 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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