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August 1, 2013
Kenyan Lawyer Sues Israel, Jews for Death of Jesus Christ
Dola Indidis wants the IJC to consid
convict those responsible for his un
A Kenyan lawyer has filed a
petition with the International
Court of Justice in The Hague,
suggesting that the trial and
crucifixion of Jesus Christ was
unlawful, and the State of Israel
among others should be held
responsible, Kenyan news outlet
the Nairobian reported on
Friday.
Dola Indidis, a lawyer and former
spokesman of the Kenyan
Judiciary is reportedly
attempting to sue Tiberius
(emperor of Rome, 42 BCE-37 CE)
, Pontius Pilate, a selection of
Jewish elders, King Herod, the
Republic of Italy and the State of
Israel.
“Evidence today is on record in
the Bible, and you cannot
discredit the Bible,” Indidis told
the Kenyan Citizen News.
Although those he suggests
should have been convicted
during the original trial have not
been alive for more than 2,000
years, Indidis insists that the
government for whom they acted
can and should still be held
responsible.
“I filed the case because it’s my
duty to uphold the dignity of
Jesus and I have gone to the ICJ
to seek justice for the man from
Nazareth,” Indidis told the
Nairobian. “His selective and
malicious prosecution violated
his human rights through judicial
misconduct, abuse of office bias
and prejudice.”
Indidis apparently named the
states of Italy and Israel in the
lawsuit because upon the
attainment of independence, the
two states incorporated the laws
of the Roman Empire, those in
force at the time of the
crucifixion.
He is challenging the mode of
questioning used during Jesus’s
trial, prosecution, hearing and
sentencing; the form of
punishment meted out to him
while undergoing judicial
proceedings and the substance of
the information used to convict
him.
The case was first filed in the
High Court in Nairobi but was
rejected. Indidis then applied to
have it heard at the ICJ.
Indidis says he wants to establish
what crime Jesus was charged
with and prays that the court
decides “that the proceedings
before the Roman courts were a
nullity in law, for they did not
conform to the rule of law at the
material time and any time
thereafter.”
“Some of those present spat in his
face, struck him with their fists,
slapped him, taunted him, and
pronounced him worthy of
death,” Indidis told the Kenyan
news website Standard Media
(SDE).
When Jesus died, Indidis insists,
he was not given an opportunity
to be heard.
“I am suing as a friend,” he said.
Indidis insisted on the validity of
his case, saying “I know with a
matter of fact and truth we have
a good case with a high
probability of success and I hope
it is done in my lifetime.”
When asked about the case, an
official from the ICJ told legal
news website Legal Cheek, “The
ICJ has no jurisdiction for such a
case. The ICJ settles disputes
between states. It is not even
theoretically possible for us to
consider this case.”
JerusalemPost
Anambra Petitions Jonathan Over Dumped Beggars In Onitsha By Lagos State Government.
Governor Peter Obi on Wednesday wrote President Goodluck Jonathan to investigate the dumping of 72 homeless people at the Upper Iweka Bridge, Onitsha, Anambra State, by suspected agents of the Lagos State Government.
In a letter titled, “Unconstitutional, Illegal and Forced Deportation of Nigerians to Anambra State from Lagos State,” Obi described the action of Lagos State Government in the matter as disturbing.
He said it had serious security and
political implications, considering the fact that it was not the first time that such an action was taken by the Lagos State Government.
Part of the letter read, “This latest callous act, in which Lagos State did even bother to consult with Anambra State authorities before deporting 72 persons considered to be of Igbo extraction to Anambra State, is illegal, unconstitutional and a blatant violation of the human rights of these individuals and that of the Nigerian Constitution.
“Your Excellency, no amount of offence committed by these people, even if deemed extremely criminal, would justify or warrant such a cruel action by a state authority and in a democracy.
“Even refugees are protected by the law.
Furthermore, the extant provisions of the Nigerian Constitution states, ‘Every citizen of Nigeria is entitled to move freely throughout Nigeria and to reside in any part, thereof, and no citizen shall be expelled from Nigeria or refused entry thereby or exit therefrom.’” However, Lagos State Government said itndid not deport anyone to Onitsha in Anambra State.
Speaking with journalists shortly after the state Security Council meeting, chaired by the state Governor, Babatunde Fashola, on Wednesday, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Umaru Manko, said the
government only rehabilitated and
resettled the people. Manko said, “What happened was that the state rehabilitated citizens from othernstates that came into the state and turned into beggars.
“After that, they indicated their interest to go back to their home towns to be resettled. That was what happened.There was no deportation.”
The police commissioner said security in the state was perfect, adding that security operatives were on top of the situation.
He said, “The residents should go about their lawful businesses. Of course, everyone knows that the Eid-il-fitri is around the corner. We have done everything necessary to ensure that the festival comes and go peacefully.”
DELSU Students Lynched By Angry Mob (see photo)
Policemen attached to
the Badagry Police
Division, Lagos State, and some hoodlums have been accused of killing a 25-year-old undergraduate of Delta State
University, Ifechukwude Nwainokpor, and his friend, identified simply as Kazeem.
They were attacked and beaten to death by a mob at the Ajara area of Badagry on the ground that their faces looked strange in the neighborhood while policemen watched on.
An eight-minute video clip of the
gruesome killing, which was made
available to PUNCH Metro, showed the two victims handcuffed together. They were covered in their own blood and beaten to death with sticks. Tyres were also put round their necks.
A correspondent, who visited the family of Nwainokpor on Tuesday, learnt that the lynching took place around 3pm on July 21, 2013 in Ajara area of Badagry, a community not far from Nwainokpor's family home.
His father, Samuel, said that his son was arrested while passing through a street in the area but a misunderstanding later
ensued and the hoodlums pounced on him and Kazeem, adding that his son was a final year student of Geology and
Mining.
Samuel said because there had been a robbery in Ajara four days earlier, some of the residents were on the lookout for strange faces and so when the youth saw two unknown young men, they accosted them and an argument ensued.
He said the youth called the head of the vigilante group in the area, one Asiribo and it was decided that the boys be taken to the Baale, Agano Oniyon of Agamade Ajara. But as they were going, Asiribo, while trying to return his gun into its pouch, mistakenly shot himself inbthe stomach and died. "Asiribo's deathninfuriated the youth, who blamed the boys for his death. The mob picked up sticks and beat them to death. Policemen were there," he said.
The Nwainokpor family berated the
Divisional Police Officer, Badagry Police Station, Dankoli Mohammed, for the manner he treated the case.
"When thebpolicemen came to take the corpses, guns were planted on them. Policemen at the station told the DPO that they were robbers. Their corpses were taken along with that Asiribo to Badagry General Hospital's mortuary," he said.
The spokesperson for the state policecommand, Ngozi Braide, said, "The incident is quite pathetic. Even if they were armed robbers, no one has the right to take the life of another. Why then do we have the police and the judiciary? The Nigerian police as well as the law condemn mob action and jungle justice. The commissioner of police has set up a high- powered investigation body to investigate the matter."
ASUU Warns Candidates On Post- UTME
The striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned thatnsuccessful candidates at the various 2013 post-UTME examinations to
government owned Universities may not be recognised if offered admission from the exercise.
The union also described as cheap
"political statement" the pronouncement of Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State that the strike would be over on Thursday, insisting that the strike would only be suspended if government implements all the components in the 2009 agreement and the 2012
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Disclosing these in Minna on Wednesday, the Chairman of the Federal University of. Technology, Minna, ASUU chapter, Dr. Abdulfatai Jimoh, said that none of its members would be involved in the conduct the post-UTME for over 3000 candidates slated for Friday and Saturday in the institution.
Jimoh, who was briefing journalists on the level of compliance by his members to the industrial action, warned that "any student admitted through the on-going Post-UTME is on his or her own becausenwe would not recognise or teach such student."
According to him, "if the management goes ahead to conduct the post-UTME, none of the lecturers who are members of ASUU would not participate in the exercise and the students if admitted
would not be recognized by the
lecturers."
Breaking News: Gunmen Kill 16 in Nasarawa
No fewer than 16
persons have been killed in the early hours of Wednesday in Kuduku community in Keana local government area of Nasarawa State by unknown gunmen suspected to be Fulani.
The gunmen, who were said to be heavily armed with sophisticated weapons, invaded the community at about 11 a.m., shooting at everybody on sight.
It was learnt that apart from the number of casualties recorded in the incident, several houses including other valuable materials worth millions of naira belonging to members of the local communities of Kuduku, Obasidoma and environs were destroyed in the attack.
LEADERSHIP reports that the incident may not be unconnected with alleged attack on some Fulani herdsmen by unknown persons around Kuduku community.
Efforts by security agents and the
paramount ruler of Keana chiefdom, HRH Sen Emmanuel Elayo to bring the
situation under control proved abortive.
About 25 people from Keana town whobwere caught with stolen items belonging to the deserted famers in the affected communities were paraded by security agents drafted to the area to maintain law and order, a day before the attack took.
When contacted, police public relations officer of the Nasarawa State command, ASP Cornelius Ocholi said he was not aware of the incident, but pledged to inquire from the Divisional Police Officer, DPO in charge of Keana before commenting on the incident.
