The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court has ordered the federal government to justify the detention of Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), in one day.

The court also ordered Dasuki to state his case against the government in one day.

The presiding judge of the regional court, Friday Chijioke Nwoke, gave the order in Abuja on Tuesday at the hearing of a legal action instituted by Dasuki to challenge his alleged unlawful detention, unlawful seizure of property and infringement of his fundamental rights to liberty.

Justice Nwoke, while ruling in a motion by the government seeking to give oral evidence against Dasuki, and to justify his detention, said the regional court having granted expeditious hearing in the case of alleged abuse of fundamental rights, would not do anything to defeat the accelerated hearing order.

In the ruling, the presiding judge granted the request of the federal government to call two witnesses who are security operatives to give oral evidence against Dasuki, but ruled that the defence by the government must be done in one day.

Subsequently, he ordered Dasuki to state his case on the alleged abuse of his rights by the government on Wednesday, while the federal government must make its own defence on Thursday.

“Having listened to parties in this matter and the parties having filed and put all necessary documents and exhibits at the disposal of this court, and having granted accelerated hearing in this matter, it is in the interest of justice that this case must be expeditiously dealt with,” he held.“

In this regard, the plaintiff is hereby ordered to make out his case on Wednesday, May 18 and the defendant to ventilate its defence the following day, May 19 after which we will adjourn for judgment.”

Dasuki had sued the government at the ECOWAS court over his detention.

The former NSA asked the court to void the detention, the seizure of his property and to bar the government from further detaining him without a court order.

In the suit filed by his counsel, Robert Emukpoeruo, Dasuki asked the court to award in his favour a sum of N500m as compensatory damages for the alleged unlawful invasion of his house, detention, seizure of property and infringement on his rights.

He claimed that government had put him on trial in three different high courts on corruption charges where he was granted bail and that after meeting all the bail conditions, he was re-arrested on December 29,2015 and had since been held incommunicado without a court order.

The federal government through its counsel, Tijani Gazali, had argued a preliminary objection against Dasuki on the grounds that he ought to have filed a contempt charge against the government for alleged disobedience to the court order granting him bail.

But the ECOWAS court ruled that the case of the Dasuki was on his fundamental rights and had nothing to do with the domestic court.

https://www.thecable.ng/ecowas-court-gives-fg-24-hrs-justify-dasukis-detention?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C3173864150

If only Buhari understands the law he took oath to protect, things would have been a bit better. The man cares not about any judgement that doesn't favor him thereby relegating our law to the background for political pursuit, selfish interest and personal vendetta. A behavior unbecoming for a president. For the law of the land is supreme and should be obeyed by all and sundry no matter how noble your course or motive may be.

In the suit filed by his counsel, Robert Emukpoeruo, Dasuki asked the court to award in his favour a sum of N500mas compensatory damages for the alleged unlawful invasion of his house, detention, seizure of property and infringement on his rights.

He claimed that government had put him on trial in three different high courts on corruption charges where he was granted bail and that after meeting all the bail conditions, he was re-arrested on December 29, 2015 and had since been held incommunicado without a court order.

The federal government through its counsel, Tijani Gazali, had argued a preliminary objection against Dasuki on the grounds that he ought to have filed a contempt charge against the government for alleged disobedience to the court order granting him bail.

Since Buhari is now above the law, by disobeying court order and by illicitly hacking and expropriating someone's property.

Then no body should oppugn labour's indifference to court order, its all Buhari's doing.

Lalasticlala

https://www.thecable.ng/ecowas-court-gives-fg-24-hrs-justify-dasukis-detention?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C3173864150 .

what do you expect. when those who are to protect the law are the ones disobeying the law.

kalu and zakyzaky comes to mind. but yet the same government is expecting labour to obey court order. we are in a lawless country.

Joel3:
what do you expect. when those who are to protect the law are the ones disobeying the law.

kalu and zakyzaky comes to mind. but yet the same government is expecting labour to obey court order. we are in a lawless country.

Sometimes I have this feeling we are drifting to an autocratic government, and the resultant effect will be total lawlessness and Anarchy. PMB is doing more harm to this country than good.

blueto:


Since Buhari is now above the law, by disobeying court order and by illicitly hacking and expropriating someone's property.

Then no body should oppugn labour's indifference to court order, its all Buhari's doing.

It's also interesting to note;
that the same Industrial court the FG went to procure the Interlocatory judgement against Labour, was the same industrial Court that restrained the FG from Electricity tariff hike.

But FG did not obey that court order, they went further to hike electricity tariff.


Buhari is a terrorist to the rule of law- Tinubu