The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) wishes to inform the world that the Nigerian government has blatantly refused to comply with an Abuja High court order of Monday, February 25, 2008 granting the lawyers and families of Henry Okah and Edward Atatah immediate access to them.
The evasive attitude and contempt of court by the illegal regime of Umaru Yar’Adua has confirmed our fears for the duo in the government’s so-called “safe custody”.
Today, Friday the 29th of February, lawyers representing the two men will file a contempt suit at the Federal High court, Abuja against the Nigerian government.
A strong and respected judiciary is the last hope for justice in the Niger Delta; so we are using this opportunity to call on the Nigerian Bar Association and the International Community to intervene and compel this hypocritical government to respect the rule of law or else there will be anarchy.
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