Indigenous People of Biafra, which the government regards as a terrorist group, wants court to block the transfer of six Super Tucano aircraft
02 August 2021 - 23:58A Nigerian separatist group sued US secretary of state Antony Blinken and defence secretary Lloyd Austin over the sale of attack aircraft that it says will be used to persecute its supporters.
Constitutional lawyer Bruce Fein filed the case on behalf of IPOB and 10 unidentified individuals based in the secessionists’ heartland in southeastern Nigeria. The plaintiffs “reasonably fear that the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft will be used imminently to kill or maim them physically or to destroy their property,” according to the complaint.
Nigerian security forces in 2021 have allegedly kidnapped and killed numerous people suspected of supporting IPOB, according to the filing.
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