First lawsuit on Fatal NIS exam stampede filed against Federal government
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.
