Plateau: Group rejects Jos North indigeneship judgement, threatens court action

The Plateau Initiative for Development and Advancement of Natives (PIDAN) has opposed the recent High Court ruling granting indigeneship to Hausa/Fulani residents in Jos North Local Government Area based on their birth and long-term stay in the state.
The group, which reacted to the ruling during a press conference held in Jos on Monday, declared that, as a way of registering its rejection of the judgment, it will head to the Court of Appeal and pursue all available legal and constitutional means to challenge the decision.
During the press conference, which was organised by PIDAN after an emergency meeting of its leadership to review the implications of the judgment delivered by Hon. ...