IPOB: Challenge High Court decision- Adegboruwa tells Kanu

A Lagos activist lawyer, Ebun-olu Adegboruwa, has called on the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu to challenge the decision of the Federal High Court which proscribed him and the group.

Recall that an Abuja Federal High Court had on Wednesday declared the activities of IPOB as “acts of terrorism”.

The court gave the ruling, following an application filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, asking for the proscription of the group.

Reacting to the ruling, Adegboruwa said the order proscribing IPOB was faulty because the group was not a legal entity before the law.

The activist lawyer argued that the AGF cannot seek legal action against the group because it is non-existent, adding that the court cannot also issue orders against the group as it is “unenforceable.”

In a statement issued, Adegboruwa urged President Muhammadu Buhari to follow his advice to the United Nations, UN, General Assembly and “adopt dialogue in the resolution of agitations.”

The statement reads, “The Order of the Federal High Court proscribing IPOB is faulty in law and should be challenged and set aside by all those affected or to be affected by the said order.

“First, there cannot be any legal entity in law known and referred to as IPOB, as such entity does not exist in law.

“The Attorney-General of the Federation cannot competently sue IPOB as a defendant, in any court of law, the same being an entity unknown to law.

“The Court cannot make an order against a non existing entity, such as IPOB. Such order, if and when made, is at large and unenforceable.