Abuja, Oriri Peter & Adoga Samuel

An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has issued a perpetual injunction against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from arresting a former pension boss, Abdulrasheed Maina.

The judgement, delivered by Justice F.O.G. Ogunbanjo on 31st January 2019 was in a suit filed by Maina on 5th September, 2018 urging the Court to, among others, declare his purported declaration as a wanted individual as null and void.

In his judgement, Justice Ogunbanjo gave an Order of perpetual injunction
restraining the Defendants, both jointly and or severally, whether by themselves, members of staff, agents, privies, representatives and or any person howsoever described, from further
declaring the Plaintiff wanted in relation to the particulars and subject matter of this Suit, either on the EFCC official website, newspaper publication or any other related platform except by a judicial intervention and recourse to all constitutional safeguards available to him in law and equity.”

The Court also held that the declaration of Maina as a wanted person on the EFCC website without recourse to the Court was unlawful and hence, ordered the Commission, its agents, privies, representatives and other related affiliates to forthwith remove the picture, name, references, details and or particulars of the Plaintiff from the wanted list published on the EFCC official website or any other related platform.

The Court however declined the #100,000,000 damages sought by Mr. Maina and also ordered that parties should bear their own cost of the action.

Source: "You Cannot Declare Maina Wanted" High Court directs EFCC https://www.naijavoicenews.com/exclusive-declaration-of-maina-as-a-wanted-person-unlawful-court-rules/

Below is the enrolled court order.

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