Government arguments, Legal proceedings, Military tribunal, Coup suspects, Jurisdiction, Constitutionality, Arms crisis, Security investigation, Dangerous weapons, Naval force patrol

PM News . 06 May 1997 . Pg 5

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The text appears to be a news article from May 1997 reporting on a legal case involving a Nigerian doctor, Beko, who is challenging his conviction for a crime allegedly committed under a law that did not exist in the country's law books. The government is arguing that no civil proceedings can be instituted or entertained in court on the verdict of a special military tribunal, and that the subject matter of the suit has been overtaken by events as the defendant has been tried, convicted, and sentenced to prison. The article also mentions the discovery of a stockpile of dangerous weapons, including modern military hardware, abandoned in a riverine area by militant youths during a crisis that has lasted for five weeks.

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The text appears to be a news article from May 1997 reporting on a legal case involving a Nigerian doctor, Beko, who is challenging his conviction for a crime allegedly committed under a law that did not exist in the country's law books. The government is arguing that no civil proceedings can be instituted or entertained in court on the verdict of a special military tribunal, and that the subject matter of the suit has been overtaken by events as the defendant has been tried, convicted, and sentenced to prison. The article also mentions the discovery of a stockpile of dangerous weapons, including modern military hardware, abandoned in a riverine area by militant youths during a crisis that has lasted for five weeks.