Legal Opinion
Indigenous People of Biafra v. Blinken
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 31, 2022No. Civil Action No. 2021-2068Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF BIAFRA, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 21-2068 (JMC) v. ANTONY BLINKEN, Secretary of State, and LLOYD AUSTIN, III, Secretary of Defense, in their official capacities. Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION In 2017, President Donald Trump approved the sale of twelve A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft to the government of Nigeria. 1 About four years later, the Biden administration delivered the first six of those aircraft. Plaintiff, an organization going by the name of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), filed this action on behalf of…
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