By Chris Ochayi
ABUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami have been dragged to the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja over planned military operation tagged Operation Python Dance 3 in the five South East states.
Also joined in the suit by the human rights activist and Abuja based lawyer, Mr. Oleka Udenze, are Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Abayomi Gabriel Olanisakin and the Chief of Army staff, COAS, General Tukur Buratai.
The plaintiff is among other things seeking that the court should determine “Whether having regards to the provision of sections 1 (1) and (3) of Armed Forces Act, Cap A20, laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, the defendants are conferred with the statutory power to deploy soldiers and officers of the Nigeria Army to the streets of the South-East states of Abia, Anambra,…
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