A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an interim order restraining, Kogi state government, Nigeria Police and other security operatives from arresting the Social Democratic Party SDP candidate Hon Muritala Ajaka
Other parties restrained from taking action against Muri Ajaka are the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kano Commissioner of Police, the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), The Chief of Naval Staff :
Bellow is unedited documents obtained from Court by the OBSERVERSTIMES
8. THE COMMANDANT-GENERAL NIGERIAN
SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS
9. THE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF
10. THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF
11. THE CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF
… RESPONDENTS
ORDER
UPON THE MOTION EX-PARTE dated and filed 11′ July, 2023 praying the Court for the following Orders:
1. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court for interim injunction restraining the Respondents, their agents, servants and anybody acting through or under them from arresting, inviting, detaining or threatening the Applicant’s life and property pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.
Hon. Justice I. E. Ekwo 2. AN INTERIM ORDER of this Honourable Court
Judge
compelling the 2nd – 11th Respondents to immediately provide maximum security to the Applicant in Abuja FCT, Kogi State and elsewhere in Nigeria pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.
3. And for such further order(s) as this Honourable
Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances of this case.
UPON READING the Affidavit in support of the application deposed to by one Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka, Adult, Male, and Nigerian citizen of No.13A Khartoum Street, Wuse Zone, Abuja and filed in the Registry of this Court.
ORDER ALHAM MURTALA YARUBU I: ALHAUS YAHAYA BELLO & 10 ORS
SUIT NO: PhO/aJ/S/952/2023
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AND AFTER HEARING S. E. Aruwa, Esq., (with Messrs. Divine J. Davies and A. I. Idris) of Counsel for the Applicant move in terms of the motion paper.
And the Court have considered the application.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:
1. An Order is hereby made restraining the Respondents, their Agents, Servants and anybody acting through or under them from arresting, inviting, detaining or threatening the Applicant’s life and property pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.
2. An Order is hereby made compelling the 2nd – 11th Respondents to immediately provide maximum security to the Applicant in Abuja FCT, Kogi State and elsewhere in Nigeria pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.
3. Applicant is hereby ordered to serve
Respondents with all the processes in this suit together with the Order of Court.
4. Case adjourned to 21st July, 2023 for hearing.
ISSUED AT ABUJA under the Hand of the Presiding Judge, Hon. Justice I. E. Ekwo, and the seal of the Court this 13th day of July, 2023.
Them
Chioma Chijioke (Mrs.)
Registrar
UI MURTALA YAKUBU V. ALHAJI YAHAYA BELLO & 10 ORS
SUIT NO: FHC/ABJ/CS/952/2023