The Nigerian government on Wednesday gazetted an order of the High Court proscribing bandits and declared their activities as terrorism.
In the official gazette titled Terrorism (Prevention) Proscription Order Notice, 2021 and released Wednesday by the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, the federal government relied on the order of the Federal High Court, Abuja in suit No.: FHC/ABJ/CS1370/2021.
The order was granted on November 25, 2021.
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1. THAT ORDER is hereby made declaring the activities of the Ist Respondent (Yan Bindiga Group), 2nd Respondent (Yan Ta adda Group) and other similar group in any part of Nigeria especially in the North-West and North-Central Regions of Nigeria as acts of terrorism and illegality.
2. THAT ORDER is hereby made proscribing the Ist Respondent (Yan Bindiga Group), 2nd Respondent (Yan Ta adda Group) and other similar group in any part of Nigeria, especially in the North-West and North-Central Regions of Nigeria either in groups or as individuals by whatever names they are called and publishing same in the Official Gazette and two (2) National Dailies.
3. THAT ORDER is hereby made proscribing any person or group of persons from participating in any manner whatsoever in any form of activities involving or concerning the prosecution of the collective intention or otherwise of the Ist Respondent (Yan Bindiga Group) and the 2nd Respondent (Yan Ta adda Group) under any other name or platform however called or described.
4. THAT ORDER is hereby made against the groups stated in the application as Ist and 2nd Respondents and all other similar criminal groups operating in any part of Nigeria with a view to carry out banditry, kidnappings 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 in communities and other commuters and wanton destruction of lives and properties in Nigeria.
