Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri
One year after, a 60-year-old woman, Mrs. Maria Ezediaro from Imo State was arrested in Owerri, by the operatives of the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, led by Abba Kyari, was on Thursday, freed by the Hon. Justice M.O. Olajuwon of the Federal High court in Abuja.
Ikengaonline gathered from the lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, that Mrs. Ezediaro was arrested in February 2021.
However, the IPOB’s lawyer said that Mrs. Ezediaro’s freedom was made possible when the IPOB legal team filed a lawsuit demanding the Enforcement of Mrs. Maria Ezediaro’s fundamental human rights.
On how it happened, Ejiofor said: “Mrs Maria Ezediaro, a mother and grandmother, was abducted over a year ago in Imo State by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), hitherto led by the suspended, disgraced DCP Abba Kyari, and consequently detained at the IRT most dreaded abattoir facility has finally regained her freedom yesterday, April 21, 2022.
“Recall that following our Application for the Enforcement of Her Fundamental Human Rights filed on her behalf before the Abuja Federal High Court, she was hurriedly charged to court on frivolous and smokescreen charge by the infamous IRT.
“This step was targeted at truncating the Fundamental Human Rights Suit we filed to compel her release. Nevertheless, the long arm of the Law has finally caught up with those monsters in uniform as the Federal High Court proceeded to hear our Suit on the merit and consequently, directed for her unconditional release.”
“Damages were equally awarded against the suspended DCP Abba Kyari together with his disbanded outfit, for the gross violation of Mrs. Ezediaro’s Fundamental Rights. The Federal High Court seised of the frivolous charge brought against her equally granted her bail on our application.
“Today, (Thursday) Mrs. Ezediaro has finally regained her freedom and presently walking the street as a free person. Be assured that we are vigorously pursuing the bail applications of every other person(s) arrested and detained in similar circumstances and they shall all regain their freedom in due course.”
“My team and I shall stop at nothing to ensure that all arrested and still detained at various detention facilities of the Nigerian Security Agencies are released,” Ejiofor said.
