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ECOWAS Court Throws Out Dasuki’s Suit Against FG

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2 years ago

June 10, 2024

The ECOWAS Court on Monday set aside an application filed by the former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, who approached the court to order the Nigerian government to enforce a previous judgment delivered in his favour.

Recall that Dasuki, a former NSA under President Goodluck Jonathan, dragged the Federal Government before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, where he claimed that his life was in danger.

Dasuki claimed that he had been kept under house arrest by armed operatives of the Department of State Services.

In a fundamental rights enforcement suit he filed against the Federal Government, Dasuki pleaded with the court to uphold his rights to dignity and security of life as the DSS operatives laid siege to his house and prevented him from travelling abroad for medical treatment.

Dasuki filed the same suit at the ECOWAS court where he obtained a favourable judgment delivered on October 4, 2016, ordering his release from illegal custody.

In a suit marked: ECW/CCJ/JUD/23/16, Justice Friday Nwoke, declared the government’s action against Dasuki as “arbitrary, unlawful, a mockery of democracy and the rule of law, and a violation of local and international rights to liberty”.

The court held that Dasuki’s arrest and detention by the Nigerian government was unlawful and a violation of his rights.

The court further held that the government’s action violated Dasuki’s rights under the African Charter of Human and People’s Rights and the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights.

It, therefore, ordered the release of all the seized properties of Dasuki, as well as a payment of N15,000,000 in damages to the applicant.

The Federal Government however failed to comply with the judgment and refused to enforce the said judgment.

This led Dasuki to file an application before the court asking for its enforcement.

The federal government on its part, during the trial, denied Dasuki’s allegations, stressing that the properties being claimed by Dasuki were subjects of ongoing criminal proceedings, which he did not disclose in the suit.

The respondent’s counsel had argued that the government had already fulfilled its obligations, adding that the court’s Chief Registrar had issued a Writ of Execution, making the relief prayed for by the applicant unnecessary.

Delivering judgment in his application for enforcement of fundamental rights, today in Abuja, Justice Sengu Koroma, the Judge Rapporteur, dismissed it on the ground that the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain or enforce the earlier judgment.

Koroma said the court was guided by laid down procedures regarding the enforcement of its judgments as enshrined in the Community Law, and the proper party to institute an enforcement failure claim.

“Having thoroughly assessed the claims and constitutive texts of the Court, it lacks the competence to adjudicate the present claim,” the court said.

The panel, which comprised Justice Edward Asante, Justice Sengu Koroma and Justice Ricardo Claúdio Gonçalves awarded no costs to parties in the suit.

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How Our Airstrikes Stopped Christmas Attacks In Nigeria — US Lawmaker

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19 hours ago

December 27, 2025

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Riley Moore, a member of the United States House of Representatives from West Virginia’s 2nd District, has linked the absence of Christmas attacks in Nigeria this year to US military airstrikes carried out against Islamist militants on Christmas Day.

In a post on his official X account on Saturday, Moore contrasted the situation with the past two Christmas seasons, during which he claimed Christians were killed in attacks across parts of Nigeria.

The lawmaker noted that this year’s response targeted extremist groups instead of marking another period of violence.

He added that US forces acted decisively against militants in coordination with the Nigerian government.

“For the past two Christmases, Christians have been murdered in Nigeria. This year, thanks to @POTUS, Radical Islamic Terrorists were on the receiving end of 12 Tomahawk missiles as a present.

“The successful strikes on ISIS, in coordination with the Nigerian government, are just the first step to secure the country and end the slaughter of our brothers and sisters in Christ,” Moore wrote.

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that American forces had conducted deadly strikes against Islamic State terrorists in north-western Nigeria.

Trump, who spoke via his Truth Social platform, warned that more attacks would follow if the militants continued killing Christians, adding that the Department of War executed numerous “perfect strikes.”

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U.S. Lawmaker Reacts To Nigeria, U.S. Airstrikes

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2 days ago

December 26, 2025

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United States Congressman, Riley Moore, has stated that President Donald Trump is determined to put an end to the killing of Christians in Nigeria, warning that further action may follow if the violence persists.

Moore made the statement on Friday via his official X handle.

According to the lawmaker, the strike represents the first step in addressing what he described as the ongoing slaughter of Christians and the broader security crisis affecting Nigerians across religious and ethnic lines.

“President Trump has been clear that the killing of Christians in Nigeria must end,” he said.

He that the administration’s resolve on the matter should not be underestimated.

“As I stated at the outset: Do not test President Trump‘s resolved in this matter.

“Tonight’s strike in coordination with the Nigerian government is just the first step to ending the slaughter of Christians and the security crisis affecting all Nigerians,” he said.

He stressed that the operation signals a stronger stance by the United States in support of Nigeria’s efforts to tackle terrorism and violent extremism, noting that further measures could be taken if the situation does not improve.

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US Dept Of War Shares Video Of Air Strikes In Nigeria

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2 days ago

December 26, 2025

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A video footage of the US military air strikes in Nigeria has emerged.

The video was released by the US Department of War following its air strikes against terrorists in Sokoto.

Earlier, the US secretary of War, Pete Hegseth had confirmed that military air strikes hit terrorists in Nigerians, saying it was deadly.

Later on, the US. African Command, confirmed that it conducted the attacks described as very deadly by President Donald Trump.

Trump said he was only keeping the promise he made earlier last month to strike the terrorists he believes are killing innocent Christians.

Although described as powerful and deadly, the casualty caused by the attack is yet to be released.

Explaining further, security expert, Brant Philip, said the strikes may have been launched “from the USS Paul Ignatius, using a Tomahawk missile.”

The Nigerian government through its ministry of foreign affairs has also confirmed that the strikes were successful.

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