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Home |   About Us |   Contact Us |   Members |   Search |   Subscribe |   Disclaimer |   THE GUARDIAN CONSCIENCE, NURTURED BY TRUTH LAGOS, NIGERIA.     Friday, June 18 2004   news   editorial/opinion   politics & people   focus/record   business   sports   metro   capital market   weekend   golf weekly   Guardian Chat Click to join the chatroom Suspected MASSOB members sue govt over detention From Emmanuel Onwubiko, Abuja THIRTY-NINE alleged members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) who are being detained at the police headquarters, Abuja have file a suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja to challenge what they called "illegal detention". The detainees who were arrested recently in Ebonyi State, yesterday filed the suit against the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Tafa Balogun and the Attorney-General and Justice Minister, Chief Akinlolu Olujinmi (SAN). Force spokesman, Mr. Chris Olakpe had penultimate week, alleged that the 39 Nigerians were armed and planning secession. He also said that government would soon try them for treason. But the plaintiffs, in their application, informed the Federal High Court that most of them are married men and women, traders, and that they are peace-loving and non-violent. They want the court to enforce their fundamental rights since they have been in police detention since May 27, 2004. In their motion ex parte, the plaintiffs are praying the court for: an order granting leave to the applicants to apply for an order enforcing their fundamental rights to personal liberty; an order of court compelling the respondents to produce the applicants in court within 48 hours for them to be dealt with according to the law; or an order admitting the applicants to bail. The suspected MASSOB members are also praying the court to declare their continued detention unlawful and unconstitutional. Those who instituted the action on behalf of the detainees include Mrs. Nkechi Okafor, Joshua Okafor, Cyril Odinkaru and Roseline Oniko. No date has been fixed for the hearing of the application. � 2003 - 2004 @ Guardian Newspapers Limited (All Rights Reserved).  Powered by dnetsystems.net dnet�

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