Mace Theft: Court Stops Police, DSS From Arresting Omo-Agege

An Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama has
restrained the Nigerian Police Force and the
Department of State Services from arresting
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege over Wednesday’s
invasion of the Senate and theft of the Mace.
The Chief Judge of the High Court, Justice Isahq
Bello, gave the order on Thursday following an
ex-parte motion Omo-Agege filed through his
lawyers.
The court ruled: “An order of interim injunction
restraining the respondents, their agents and/or
servants arresting and/or detaining the applicant
either in their custody of any other law
enforcement agency, or its servants, agents or
privies or through any person working in concert
with the respondent as its agents, by whatever
means or however described pending the hearing
and determination of the motion on notice filed
in this suit.
“An order of interim injunction restraining the
respondents, their representatives, agents or
privies, howsoever described from any attempt or
threat to violate the applicant’s fundamental right
to personal liberty and right to freedom of
movement pending the hearing and determination
of the motion on notice filed in this suit.
“An order of interim injunction restraining the
respondents from taking any or further steps
detrimental to the applicant’s aforementioned
fundamental rights to the applicant’s rights in
connection with the facts stated in this matter
pending the hearing of the motion on notice filed
in this suit.”
The court held that the order would persist until
a fundamental right enforcement suit Omo-Agege
filed before it is heard and determined.
Cited as Respondents in the suit were the
Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar
Malami (SAN); Inspector-General of Police,
Ibrahim Idris; Commissioner of Police, FCT
Command, Sadiq Bello; and the Director General
of the DSS, Lawal Daura.
Justice Bello adjourned hearing on the
substantive suit, marked: FCT/HC/
CV/1522/2018, which he transferred to Justice
Usman Musale of the High Court in Jabi, till May
7.