A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, made an order proscribing the Lakurawa sect and other similar groups in any part of Nigeria, especially in the North West and North Central regions of the country.
Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling on the ex-parte originating summons filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, also declared the group as a terrorist organisation.
The judge declared: “It is hereby ordered as follows:
“That an order is hereby made declaring the activities of the Lakurawa Sect and other similar groups In any part of Nigeria, especially in the North West and North Central Regions of Nigeria as acts of terrorism and illegality.
“That an order is hereby made proscribing the existence of the Lakurawa and other similar groups in any part of Nigeria, especially In the North West and North Central Regions of…
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