The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the January 18, 2018 order by Justice Abdu Kafarati of the Federal High Court, Abuja banning the separatist group in the Southeast geopolitical zone of the country – the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and designating it a terrorist organisation.
In a judgment on Thursday, a three-member panel of the appellate court was unanimous in holding that the federal government acted lawfully in proscribing the group, whose activities threatened the nation’s continued existence and the security of citizens.
In the lead judgment, Justice Hamma Barka resolved all the issues raised for determination against the appellant – IPOB declared the appeal unmeritorious and dismissed it.
