NIGERIA FIGHTS BIAFRA AGAIN 2

By Okey Iwuji

The suit filed by BILIE human right, on behalf of the indigenous people of Biafra against Nigeria, at Federal high court Owerri, praying the court among others to determine whether it is unlawful for the remnant of the indigenous people of Biafra, who were not consumed by the civil war of 1968-1970 to choose to be known by their indigenous name, Biafra and to seek for self determination as enshrined in the United Nations and African charter received attention on the 16^th day of January 2013 after two consecutive failures by Nigerian government to appear in court to respond to the questions from BILIE.

This day’s appearance was not without cohesion from the Court which threatened to continue with the hearing should Nigeria fail again this day, having ignored the originating summons on the 30^th Oct and 26^th Nov 2012 respectively. Nigeria’s turn up attracted a fine of #5,000 for contempt of court as the presiding judge Justice SM Shaibu was not satisfied with reasons by Nigeria’s solicitor for dishonouring the court’s invitation.

Though the case was adjourned to 28^th March 2013 to enable BILIE lead consul, Bar.Emeka Adolf Emeka, tidy up some legal issues in accordance with his prayer to the court. Present at the court were Bar.Uwazie and BILIE team of lawyers eagerly waiting to argue it out with Nigeria team led by Bar.Adeleja. With Nigeria fully represented in court means that the stage is set to use the rule of law and logical reasoning to ask Nigeria, to let God’s people go.

Nigeria receipt of contempt of law at this preliminary hearing has raised some obvious questions, whether she will come to equity with clean hands? Whether she is afraid to stand in defense for her reasons in killing several millions of Biafrans during and after civil war for their interest to be known as Biafrans instead of Nigerians? Will Nigeria not unnecessarily foot drag in this case to buy time instead of being straight on the matter? Why will Nigeria not honour the request of Biafra and other ethnic  nationals  to go  away from a system that has never benefitted greater percentage of the population, while Britain, Egypt are willing to offer their subjects the opportunity to decide their fate through referendum. For instance, Britain has given a referendum to the Scottish to decide their independence despite years Scotland has been a member of British nation and still preparing to do the same to entire citizenry to decide their willingness to continue in a United European nation. This is what democracy should be and Nigeria claims to look up to Britain and America for good governance. Unlike Nigeria’s President’s claim that Nigerian people have lived together for one hundred years therefore no part should be allowed to breakaway, Scotland has been part of Britain for years with it’s better system and still wants to leave from great Britain.

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In another consideration, will Justice SM Shaibu that started well by not conceding to Nigeria government’s unfounded reasons for lack of appearance on the expected days and equally pledged to be unbiased in the matter, hold on to his integrity for posterity sake, till the end without compromising the process by employing a kinsman sentiment because some Yorubas are known for their penchant to bend judgment in order to favour their kinsman when matter has to do with outsider.

The choice of Bar. Adeleja to represent Nigeria in a court presided by his kinsman has a far reaching implications. Apart from kindred spirit that rob justice, the Yoruba brothers have through several writings of today and speeches of yester-years given impression that the war of secession was an Eastern and Northern region affairs and now would it be appropriate for the same Yoruba to lead in a second battle of resistance for Biafra independence while the Northern lawyers sit back and watch closer neighbours fight to finish for a cause that primarily belongs to North as claimed?

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Does the selection of Bar.Adeleja based on merit or political games which the south has failed to realize over these years? Merit in the sense that he is the most qualified and knows more about the Nigeria-Biafran war than the lawyers of Northern extraction or a continued exercise of divide and rule diplomacy which the North and her British political adviser has used to make united south unattainable. If on this, then the Attorney General of the Federation, Justice Mohammed Adoke, a northerner, who was joined in suit with the president of Nigeria by BILIE has made a score card. The reason is to further generate bad blood between the Ibos and the Yoruba of the same south making a political agreement difficult. A good political thinker would know that a little political accord of the south west that produced Jonathan presidency is being threatened by recent publication’ There was a country by Prof.Achebe.President,Goodluck.E.Jonathan

While the offices of the President and AGF leave no choice for the duo but to defend it, Bar.Adeleja has no compelling duty except he belongs to the brigade that vows to truncate Biafra vision at all cost or he is driven by love for blood money which Judas of bible took to betray the Messiah. If this is true as well, then goodluck to him and all his supporters to remain in Nigeria but one thing is certain, Biafra is gone from Nigeria conglomerate to their own land that will ensure security of their lives and properties.Justice Mohammed Adoke,AGFN.

A single word of advice for Bar.Adeleja is to look before he leaps because Biafra is a political, economic and spiritual phenomenon of southeast. All that are fighting them fight the God of Heaven, their very God and would be visited like Pharaoh and Egypt at all fronts in due time.