Legal Opinion
Doe v. Buratai
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 19, 2018No. Civil Action No. 17-1033 (DLF)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pub. L. No. 102-256, § 2(a), 106 Stat 73, 73 (Mar. 12, 1992) (codified as a note to 28 U.S.C. § 1350 ).1
As defendants, the complaint names sixteen members of the Nigerian government, military, and police who allegedly "conspired and agreed that killings of Biafran civilians were necessary to quash political opposition ... and to terrorize the population." Compl. ¶ 63. Accordingly, they planned, directed, and executed the attacks against Igbo Nigerians; the Nigerian military and police forces who perpetrated the torture and extrajudicial killings "act[ed] under the command of, in conspiracy…
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