The lawyers who filed the suit say Buratai, Obiano and Ikpeazu are yet to respond to the summons served on the.
The lawyers filed the suit at a US court in district of Columbia.
The legal practitioners filed the suit after making a trip to Enugu on research basis Sahara Reporters is reporting that some lawyers based in the United States of America have sued.
Nigerian Army’s chief of staff Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai over alleged killing of some Igbos.
The report says the lawyers were from a United States law firm Fein & DelValle PLLC and they filed the suit against Buratai, Anambra governor Willie Obiano, Abia governor Okezie Ikpeazu and 13 others.
The case was filed at the US District Court for the District of Columbia after the lawyers visited Enugu between Sunday, August 19 and Thursday, August 24 to carry out a research and gather for the Torture Victims Protection Act (TVPA) lawsuit.
Source: https://www.naij.com/1122327-nigerian-army-chief-tukur-buratai-sued-by-us-lawyers-alleged-killing-torture.html
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