Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- A human rights lawyer, Maduabuchi Idam, has filed a N105 billion suit against Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State over alleged violation of the fundamental rights of Amasiri people.

Amasiri, where Mr Idam hails from, is a community in Afikpo Local Government Area of the state. The community was recently involved in a renewed land dispute with neighbouring Okporojo, in Oso community of Edda Local Government Area of the state.

Mr Nwifuru recently ordered a curfew and a shutdown of all schools in the community in the wake of the crisis with the Nigerian Army deploying troops in the area.

But Mr Idam, in the suit filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, alleged that the deployed soldiers and other security ope...