On 15 March, the Nigerian Immigration Service
organised the ill fated recruitment examination/
screening, which resulted in a stampede, that led
to the loss of several lives, and injuries sustained
by many people at various centres nationwide.
For the first time since that blue weekend 7
months ago, a group of Nigerians under the aegis
of ‘Rule of Law-Nigeria Collective’, have filed a
lawsuit against the Federal Government of Nigeria
over its actions and inactions in the happenings
of the stampede.
The case will be sat on at the Federal High Court,
Abuja, before His Lordship Abdul Kafarati J.
sitting in Court No. 2. under the Suit No ‘FHC/
ABJ/CS/694/2014′ between Patience Nonye
Omezie & Ors V Federal Republic of Nigeria & Ors,
Minister of Internal Affairs, Abba Moro.
According to court documents, “The suit is a
challenge by Nigerian citizens, in particular,
Patience Nonye Omezie, Kasim Yusuf Suleiman,
Okojie Theophilus Arebamen and Godwin Morka
over the deaths in various Stadia in Nigeria during
the Nigerian Immigration Service recruitment
exercise held on March 15, 2014.”
The lead counsels for the plaintiffs are Mrs.
Funke Adekoya SAN, J.S. Okutepa SAN, Ayo Obe,
Ikeazor Akaraiwe, and Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri.
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