An
Abuja Federal High Court on Monday refused to grant an application filed by
ex-Adamawa Governor, Murtala Nyako, seeking to restrain the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), from arresting him.
Nyako had filed a motion
ex-parte, seeking an interim injunction restraining the EFCC, Inspector-General
of Police and the Department of State Security from arresting him for alleged
corruption.
He had in the substantive
suit, prayed the court to restrain the respondents from arresting or detaining
him in relation to allegations of financial misconduct while serving as Adamawa
governor.
Moving the motion, Nyako’s
counsel, Mr Ore Ogungbeje, urged the court to restrain the respondents pending
the determination of the origination motion he filed for the enforcement of his
fundamental rights.
Justice Ahmed Mohammed,
however, refused to grant the application, saying there was no sufficient
reason for the court to restrain the respondents in the fundamental rights
enforcement suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/474/2015.
He said: “Having read
through the supporting affidavit, particularly paragraphs 5 to 19 which contain
facts relating to this case, this court is unable to accede to the request for
order of interim injunction sought.’’
Mohammed, instead, ordered
Nyako to put the respondents on notice vis-à-vis the applications for
injunction filed against them.
The trial judge also ordered
Nyako to serve the originating motion, filed on May 28 on the respondents,
within seven days effective from Monday.
He adjourned the case until July 1, for hearing.
He adjourned the case until July 1, for hearing.
The News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) recalls that Nyako was impeached by the Adamawa House of Assembly in 2014
on allegations of financial mismanagement, following which the EFCC had sought
to arrest him.
The ex-governor had fled the
country and stayed abroad for 10 months until President Muhammadu Buhari was
sworn in last month. (NAN)
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