An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has restrained the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from arresting and blocking the account of Chief Sunday Adeyemo (Sunday Igboho).
Justice Ladiran Akintola gave the order on Wednesday after listening to the motion filed by Igboho’s counsel, Mr Yomi Aliyu, SAN. Aliyu had moved the motion exparte, urging the court to grant his application.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that other respondents in the suit are the Director of State Services, Oyo State and the AGF.
Delivering his ruling, Akintola said that he was satisfied with explanation provided by the applicant’s counsel, evidencing the urgent need to grant the application.
The judge ordered and restrained the respondents, their agents or any other security agents acting on their behalf from killing, arresting, detaining or harassing Igboho.
Akintola also restrained the respondents from interfering with the applicant’s fundamental rights to life, personal liberty, freedom of movement and enjoyment of his property without fear of invasion of his home.
The judge further ordered the respondents from blocking the account of the applicant in any bank or placing no debit on it and to lift the same
The case has been adjourned to August 18 for hearing of the originating summons.
