Court Grants Indigenous Status to Hausas Born in Jos North

Court grants indigenous status to Hausas born in Jos North

A Plateau State High Court 17 has ruled that a Hausa person born and raised in Jos North Local Government Area is an indigene of the area. Justice C. Donglong gave the ruling while delivering judgment in a suit filed by two applicants — Fatima Baba Akawu, 1st claimant, and Baba Alhaji Akawu, 2nd claimant — against Jos North LGA over the denial of an indigene certificate to the 1st claimant. The applicants had approached the court to determine on…

Court Rules Hausas Born in Jos Are Indigenes

A Plateau State High Court has ruled that ethnicity cannot be used to deny citizens indigeneship rights in Nigeria. A Plateau State High Court has declared that Hausas born and raised in Jos North Local Government Area are entitled to be recognised as indigenes of the area. The court held that ethnic origin alone cannot be used to deny citizens constitutional rights and privileges. The judgement was delivered by Justice C. Donglong in a case fil…

“Residential Certificate Unknown To Law” — Plateau Court Declares Hausa Woman Born, Raised In Jos North Entitled To Indigene Certificate

*Faults Ethnic Discrimination A Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos has declared that a Hausa woman born and raised in Jos North Local Government Area is entitled to be recognised as an indigene of the area and issued a Certificate of Indigene. Justice C. Donglong delivered the judgment in a suit filed by Fatima Baba Akawu and her father, Baba Alhaji Akawu, against Jos North Local Government Area over the refusal to issue an indigene certifi…