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Court declares Lakurawa sect terrorist organisation, proscribes group

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Last updated: 2025/01/23 at 7:29 PM
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The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, made an order proscribing the Lakurawa sect.

The court also proscribed other similar groups in parts of Nigeria, especially in the North West and North Central regions of the country.

Justice James Omotosho made the declaration while delivering a ruling in a motion ex-parte originating summons filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi (SAN).

The AGF had in an ex-parte application marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/41/2025, approached the court seeking four orders.

An Assistant Director in the Federal Ministry of Justice,  David Kaswe, moved the motion dated January 13 and filed on January 14, by the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, M.B. Abubakar.

In the affidavit in support of the originating summons deposed to by Michael Akawu, a litigation officer in the Department of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, he said that he had the consent of the director of PPF to make the averments.

Akawu said he had reasonable grounds to believe that the Lakurawa sect/group met the criteria for proscription as a terrorist group under the Terrorism (Prevent and Prohibition) Act.

He added that the group had been involved in acts of terrorism, including cattle rustling, kidnapping for ransom, hostage taking, attack on top government officials, attack on security personnel, propagation of their ideology to the local communities, and encouraging the locals to disregard constituted authorities, among others within Nigeria.

“That these acts have caused harm, injuries and loss of lives and properties to innocent citizens of Nigeria.

“That the activities of the Lakurawa sect/group pose a significant threat to national security, public peace and order in Nigeria,” he added.

Akawu said it would be in the overall interest of justice, peace and security of the country to proscribe the Lakurawa Sect/group.

The court granted reliefs sought, declaring Lakurawa and other similar groups terrorist organisations

Justice Omotosho said, “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 Nigeria either in groups or as Individuals by whatsoever names they are called and publishing same in the Official Gazette and two national dailies.

“That an order is hereby made proscribing any person or group of persons from participating in any manner whatsoever in any form of activities evolving or concerning the prosecution of the collective intention or otherwise of the Lakurawa under any other name or platform however called or described.

“That an order is hereby made proscribing all other groups in Nigeria by whatever name called with similar objectives as the Lakurawa which Include but are not limited to banditry, kidnapping for ransom, kidnapping for marriage, mass abduction of school children and other citizens, cattle rustling, enslavement, imprisonment, severe deprivation of physical liberty, torture, rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, other forms of sexual violence, attacks and killings n communities, commuters and wanton destruction of lives and properties in Nigeria.”



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