Justice Hamza Muazu of the FCT High has set fixed July 13 for the ruling in the enforcement of fundamental rights suit filed by the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Justice Muazu fixed the date after both parties made their submissions.
Emefiele’s counsel, Joseph Daudu, SAN, said the court has the power to entertain the matter contrary to the preliminary objection raised against the originating summon on notice by the respondents.
The court said the offences listed against Emefiele are state offences that could be entertained by the FCT High Court.
Counsel to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Tijjani Ghazali, SAN informed the court that the first respondent is challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear the case brought before it by the applicant.
Ghazali said Emefiele’s arrest and detention by the Department of State Services is an administrative decision of an arm of the executive, adding that jurisdiction is determined by the reliefs sought by an applicant.
He therefore, urged the court to dismiss the application, submitting that the allegation of unlawful detention is unfounded as the embattled CBN gov. is being detained on the order of an FCT Chief Magistrate Court.
The counsel to the second and third respondents, I. Awo informed the court that there was a subsisting order to detain the applicant and therefore urged the court to dismiss the application with cost.
