Presiding Judge, Justice Louis Alagoa, who struck out the counter motion of the Federal Government after listening to the submissions of Prof. Alphonus Dike (SAN), the lead counsel of the appellants, noted that the defendants have not only refused to appear in court to argue their motion, but have equally remained incommunicado. According Justice Alagoa: “The motion challenging the Appellants’ locus standi to institute the suit against the Nigeria Federation is hereby struck out because the defendants since filing their motion have not deemed it fit to appear in the court and they have also not given any reason for their non-appearance. He added that even if the defendants come back that issue would no longer be entertained and so the hearing on suit would continue. It would be recalled that the Bilie Human Rights Initiative had, in 2013, sued Federal Republic of Nigeria in suit No. FHC/OW/CS/192/2013 over the sovereignty of Biafra.]]>
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