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N1.4trn Fine Saga: Lawyer Urges FG to Sanction NCC, MTN...See Details
Posted by George on Thu 17th Dec, 2015 - tori.ngA legal practitioner has pushed for legal sanctions on the NCC as well as the officials of the multinational company, MTN over allegations relating to a breach of trust.
For allegedly engaging in acts considered criminal conspiracy against the interest of Nigerians, a lawyer on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to sanction officials of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and MTN Nigeria for criminal breach of trust, Premium Times reports.
In a petition to the Attorney General of the Federation in the person of Abubakar Malami, entitled “Unlawful & Criminal Reduction of Fine Payable to Nigeria: The Role of NCC and MTN Nigeria,” an Abuja-based legal practitioner, Timipa Okponipere of First Law Solicitors, called for the two organisations to be investigated and criminal proceedings initiated against them.
Mr. Okponipere, who has already filed a suit against the two organisations at the Federal High Court, Abuja, seeking the enforcement of the fundamental rights of Nigerians in the MTN fine saga, said if the government failed to act on or before December 31, 2015, he would have no option than to take legal actions to compel it to do so.
The lawyer also threatened to refer the matter to the International Criminal Court of Justice at the Hague if the Nigerian government failed to sanction the duo for alleged unlawful and criminal activities he described as conspiracy against Nigerians.
In a petition to the Attorney General of the Federation in the person of Abubakar Malami, entitled “Unlawful & Criminal Reduction of Fine Payable to Nigeria: The Role of NCC and MTN Nigeria,” an Abuja-based legal practitioner, Timipa Okponipere of First Law Solicitors, called for the two organisations to be investigated and criminal proceedings initiated against them.
Mr. Okponipere, who has already filed a suit against the two organisations at the Federal High Court, Abuja, seeking the enforcement of the fundamental rights of Nigerians in the MTN fine saga, said if the government failed to act on or before December 31, 2015, he would have no option than to take legal actions to compel it to do so.
The lawyer also threatened to refer the matter to the International Criminal Court of Justice at the Hague if the Nigerian government failed to sanction the duo for alleged unlawful and criminal activities he described as conspiracy against Nigerians.
Following the refusal of MTN Nigeria to remove over 5.1 million unregistered telephone subscribers from its network as directed by the NCC, a fine of N1.04 trillion was imposed on the telecoms firm, payable on or before November 16, 2015.
Further sanctions were to be taken against the telecoms firm if it failed to meet the payment deadline. But, following pressures within and outside Nigeria, the NCC, on December 2, 2015, wrote to MTN to inform it of the decision to reduce the fine by 35 per cent to N674 billion payable by December 31, 2015.
Further sanctions were to be taken against the telecoms firm if it failed to meet the payment deadline. But, following pressures within and outside Nigeria, the NCC, on December 2, 2015, wrote to MTN to inform it of the decision to reduce the fine by 35 per cent to N674 billion payable by December 31, 2015.
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