BY Fredrick Nwabufo
The hearing of the suit filed by a group of Nigerians against Abba Moro, the minister of internal affairs, over the deaths of 16 applicants for jobs at Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on March 15, will commence before Abdul Kafarati, justice of a federal high court in Abuja, on Monday.
The NIS recruitment exercise involved 6.5 million Nigerians who converged on various stadia across the country. Sixteen people were confirmed dead in the stampede that followed the exercise, while scores of people sustained injuries.
A day after the incident, Moro (pictured) said the cause of death was due to impatience of the applicants and their unwillingness to follow instructions, absolving himself of blame in the tragedy.
His comments on the death of the applicants irked many Nigerians who demanded his resignation.
However, he did not resign nor was he sacked.
According to a statement released on Sunday by Ikeazor Akaraiwe, one of the plaintiffs’ counsels, the suit no FHC/ABJ/CS/694/2014 is between Patience Nonye Omezie, Kasim Yusuf Suleiman, Okojie Theophilus Arebamen, Godwin Morka and the government of Nigeria, in particular, the minister of internal affairs.
Lead counsel for the plaintiffs are Funke Adekoya (SAN), JS Okutepa (SAN), Ayo Obe, Ikeazor Akaraiwe, and Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri.
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