Sue British Govt for killings in Eastern Nigeria — Falana. By Lucy Osuizigbo
Lagos-based rights activist, Mr Femi Falana said he was ready to collaborate with the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo, to sue the British government over alleged killings of Nigerians in the Eastern Region during colonial rule. Falana said this at the 19th Annual Lecture to mark the 73rd birthday of Dr Mike Okonkwo, Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) held on Wednesday, in Lagos, under the theme: ‘Nigeria’s Unity, Matters Arising’. He said that the colonial regime engaged in the ruthless exploitation of Nigerians and those who opposed them were killed. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria said the survivors of the Mau Mau operation in Kenya who sued the British government over killings of their people had been recently compensated. According to him, the Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo group can sue the British government over the killing of some Aba women, during the Aba Women riot of 1929, and the mine...