United States district court enters order authorizing ten Biafran plaintiffs to sue fourteen Nigerian defendants for complicity in torture and extra judicial killings under color of Nigerian law stemming from peaceful Biafran protests against ethnic and religious oppression WASHINGTON, D.C
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ENTERS ORDER AUTHORIZING TEN BIAFRAN PLAINTIFFS TO SUE FOURTEEN NIGERIAN DEFENDANTS FOR COMPLICITY IN TORTURE AND EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS UNDER COLOR OF NIGERIAN LAW STEMMING FROM PEACEFUL BIAFRAN PROTESTS AGAINST ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS OPPRESSION WASHINGTON, D.C.—The United States District Court for the District of Columbia entered an order on June 2, 2017 authorizing ten (10) Biafran Plaintiffs to sue fourteen Nigerian Defendants for complicity in the 2016 torture and extrajudicial killings under color of Nigerian law to retaliate for peaceful Biafran protests against ethnic or religious oppression. The next step in the litigation is to serve the Torture Victims Protection Act and Alien Tort Claims Act Complaint on the Nigerian Defendants. The Biafran Plaintiffs are seeking millions of dollars of damages to compensate for their grievous losses and suffering. The case name is John Doe, et al v. Tukur Yusuf Buratai et al, Civil Action No. 1:17-cv-01033. It h...