Igbo Board Of Deputies Sue Pastor Tunde Bakare To Court Over ‘Hate Speech, During Sermon
The Igbo bunch, through their legal advisor, Austin Okeke Attorneys, said it would “move toward the proper discussion, both neighborhood and worldwide, for all suitable legitimate relief.The Igbo bunch, through their attorney, Austin Okeke Attorneys, said it would “move toward the fitting gathering, both nearby and global, for all suitable lawful help. These activities will be at your record.”
The letter was duplicated to 76 distinct public and global associations as well as characters.
It peruses, “We represent Igbo Board of Deputies, a Non-Profit Company “NPC” and its Trustees for now “our clients” under whose directions we address this letter to you. We have stood by respectfully for Lent and Easter period to end prior to addressing this letter to you. It is our guidance not to go along with you in the defilement of an extremely sacrosanct and blessed Lenten season; it being the bedrock of the Christian confidence everywhere. Your disdain discourse and your planned instigation intended for ethnic purging of the Igbo individuals in Nigeria were broadcasted and seen right at the core of Lent. You are a minister of a congregation without a doubt.
“We have sat tight without progress for you to, voluntarily, retract your disdain discourse or potentially pull out the affectation of slaughter against the Igbo public. It is hard to miss that your discourse on the day was thoroughly examined, arranged, and executed to accomplish the reason it was planned. These remarks were made intentionally at an extremely delicate and tense period throughout the entire existence of Nigeria, when instability and killings are rife.”We are prompted that on and about April 2022, you on the lectern of Citadel Global Community Church in Lagos, Nigeria “your congregation” and before a huge number of devotees, admirers, and watchers everywhere, made instigating remarks against the Igbo individuals in the accompanying way: ‘on the day the late Tafawa Balewa was killed the Igbo fighters captured him, eliminated his turban, poured wine on his head, and constrained him to drink and afterward shot him. While he was being killed, he reviled the Igbo race; that they could never administer Nigeria.'”
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“We are of the view that your remarks on the day were determined to energize and stir up contempt against the Igbo by a locale of the country. These were the kind of lie offered to different locales of Nigeria as a feature of the disdain crusade that supported and brought about the mass homicide and ensuing slaughter against the Igbo previously, during and after the 1967 Nigeria-Biafra nationwide conflict that apparently guaranteed north of 3 million existences of the Igbo.
“We are educated that your own record concerning the 1966 military upset and specifically the passing of the then Prime Minister of Nigeria; Alhaji Tafawa Balewa is bogus in light of the fact that you were absent and subsequently can’t qualify as a dependable witness.”In the situation, we have been told to request from you, as we thusly do, to retract your assertions utilizing similar podium in something like 7 days from the date in this regard. Bombing which, we have directions to move toward the suitable gathering, both nearby and global, for all suitable lawful help. These activities will be for you. We trust the above doesn’t become important, and we don’t wish you to go into this mess.
“Compassionately note that our clients will uphold their freedoms and their determination inside the ambit of both homegrown and worldwide regulations, except if and until you have openly removed your misleading remarks. The way that we have not comprehensively managed this matter at present ought to
not be interpreted as a waiver, exclusion or potentially novation of our clients’ privileges. Every one of our clients’ privileges are completely saved. We want to believe that you observe the above all together as we anticipate your brief answer.”
The letter was duplicated to the United Nations Human Rights Commission; the International Criminal Court; and the International Court of Justice.Also, it was shipped off the President of Nigeria, Chief Justice of Nigeria, Senate President, Nigeria, consulate of the United States of America, the European Union, and the African Union among others.