ECOWAS court strikes out suit on Niger sanctions

The Nation Newspaper ECOWAS court strikes out suit on Niger sanctions

ECOWAS Court of Justice has struck out a suit by Incorporated Trustees of Egalitarian Mission for Africa and Prof Bola Akinterinwa on the sanction imposed on Niger following a military takeover.

The suit was filed last August 8 by EMA, professor of international relations, Akinterinwa and a lawyer, Nuhu Dantani, who claimed to have relatives in Nigeria and Niger.Ifunanya Okeke and Emmanuel Patrick appeared for the applicants. Mustapha Abubakar and Oluwarotimi Ibitoye from Federal Ministry of Justice, Abuja, appeared for the first to third respondents. There was no appearance for the fourth and fifth.

The plaintiffs had challenged the sanctions imposed on Niger, arguing also that any military intervention would be unlawful and amount to a violation of relevant international laws.

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