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An fct high court sitting at bwari in abuja on 2nd september 2020 restrained the fct area courts and the Entirety of Nigeria police force from handling,entertaining, preceeding over land matters in disguise of any form whatsoever. The fct high court holding at bwari abuja in motion no:fct/hc/bw/m/225/2020 with suit name as:ferguson ugochukwu and 2others vs francise bobai,nigeria police force,fct karu area court in a ruling delivered by per coram:Justice oathman a Musa in granting the reliefs of the applicant in the persons of ferguson ugochukwu and others, actually restrained all the defendants, fct area court, entirety of nigeria police force from entertaining and presiding over ownership of land matters referred to them by way of direct criminal complaints by the fct area courts.The presiding fct high court judge in the above case, also restrained the Nigeria police force from arresting.harassing, investigating under any guise whatsoever the subject matter between all parties in the above matter.
Reacting to this,an activist and lawyer to the applicant in this case:Ihensekhien samuel junior(esq) gave kudos to the elabourate ruling of the fct high court, as he implored fct area courts to desist and resist the temptation of handling title to land related issues or land matters in general,where they have no jurisdiction whatsoever.In his words,this is the second time i am approaching the fct high court in other to restrian the fct area courts to totally hands off from handling land matters that borders on title to land. He noted that he will further write officially to Agf, Igp of Nigeria police force on the need to comply with this court ruling, even after different judgements against fct area courts from handling land matters,.He also thanked the applicant for choosing to toe the line of justice as regarding the above issue, as he also by this medium thanked the larger abuja civil society group,who recently awarded him the funny title of (emerging and senior lawyer of the masses)sam,he then concluded.

The suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, received over N1 billion bribes through Pastor Emmanuel Omale and a BDC operator, Ahmed Ibrahim Shanono, a preliminary report of the presidential panel investigating Magu has disclosed.
The preliminary report accused Magu of using, “Pastor Emmanuel Omale (who openly referred to the suspended Ag. Chairman as a member of his church and his spiritual son during proceedings before the Commission) and, a Bureau D’ Change (BDC) operator named Ahmed Ibrahim Shanono as conduits for bribery collection.”
“A careful assessment of some of Shanono’s over 150 bank accounts and that of Omale and his Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry Church revealed that various sums of money in both local and foreign currencies (dollar) were deposited by persons this Commission uncovered as being investigated by the EFCC,” the report.
Justice Ayo Salami, Chairman of the presidential panel investigating Ibrahim Magu for corruption and insubordination.
The bribes, according to the panel, were paid by persons being investigated for corruption by the anti-graft agency.
The preliminary report accused Magu of using, “Pastor Emmanuel Omale (who openly referred to the suspended Ag. Chairman as a member of his church and his spiritual son during proceedings before the Commission) and, a Bureau D’ Change (BDC) operator named Ahmed Ibrahim Shanono as conduits for bribery collection.
The Salami panel said Pastor Omale, through his church, also received N1.3 million from a company being investigated for alleged link to EFCC’s N1.5 billion money laundering case against a former Plateau State Governor, Joshua Dariye.
The company had testified before the EFCC, in respect of a case involving the former Plateau State Governor, Joshua Dariye who was then being investigated for laundering about one billion five hundred million naira (N1,500,000,000.00).”
Pastor Omale, according to the Salami panel, also received N10 million from a Bureau de Change operator, 7×7 BDC Limited, through his Church’s Ecobank account.

Once again reacting,an activist, samuel ihensekhien jnr,though i recognise the presumption of innocence under section 36 of the constitution of federal republic of nigeria 1999,as amended in 2011 for any accused person and for like former efcc czar ibrahim magu in this case.However if all this allegations as alleged against him has any iota of shred of evidentail truth, then is bad of ibrahim magu and he should however by any means possible be prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction.
moreso at this point, the attorney general of federation should look beyond and prosecute all persons accordingly involved in this looting/corrupt allegations,he concluded.

The suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, received over N1 billion bribes through Pastor Emmanuel Omale and a BDC operator, Ahmed Ibrahim Shanono, a preliminary report of the presidential panel investigating Magu has disclosed.
The preliminary report accused Magu of using, “Pastor Emmanuel Omale (who openly referred to the suspended Ag. Chairman as a member of his church and his spiritual son during proceedings before the Commission) and, a Bureau D’ Change (BDC) operator named Ahmed Ibrahim Shanono as conduits for bribery collection.”
“A careful assessment of some of Shanono’s over 150 bank accounts and that of Omale and his Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry Church revealed that various sums of money in both local and foreign currencies (dollar) were deposited by persons this Commission uncovered as being investigated by the EFCC,” the report said.
The suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, received over N1 billion bribes through Pastor Emmanuel Omale and a BDC operator, Ahmed Ibrahim Shanono, a preliminary report of the presidential panel investigating Magu has disclosed.
Justice Ayo Salami, Chairman of the presidential panel investigating Ibrahim Magu for corruption and insubordination.
The bribes, according to the panel, were paid by persons being investigated for corruption by the anti-graft agency.
The preliminary report accused Magu of using, “Pastor Emmanuel Omale (who openly referred to the suspended Ag. Chairman as a member of his church and his spiritual son during proceedings before the Commission) and, a Bureau D’ Change (BDC) operator named Ahmed Ibrahim Shanono as conduits for bribery collection.
The Salami panel said Pastor Omale, through his church, also received N1.3 million from a company being investigated for alleged link to EFCC’s N1.5 billion money laundering case against a former Plateau State Governor, Joshua Dariye.
The company had testified before the EFCC, in respect of a case involving the former Plateau State Governor, Joshua Dariye who was then being investigated for laundering about one billion five hundred million naira (N1,500,000,000.00).”
Pastor Omale, according to the Salami panel, also received N10 million from a Bureau de Change operator, 7×7 BDC Limited, through his Church’s Ecobank account.

Once again reacting,an abuja lawyer and activist, samuel ihensekhien jnr, quoting him:
you can recall i sometime gave a press interview on this subject matter, d tirade of reactions was not pleasing and was fearfull,so am constrained now to say little on this issue now.though i recognise the presumption of innocence under section 36 of the constitution of federal republic of nigeria 1999,as amended in 2011 for any accused person and for like prophet omale in this case.However if all this allegations as alleged has any iota of shred of evidentail truth, then is bad for the christendom and for us who belief that christainity is all about good conduct/intergrity.
moreso at this point, the agf should look beyond and prosecute all persons accordingly involved in this bribery allegations,he concluded.

BREAKING NEWS: FCT HIGH COURT GRANTS INTERIM RESTRAINING ORDERS AGAINST NIGERIA NAVY AND NIGERIA ARMY:

THE FCT HIGH COURT SITTING AT BWARI HIGH COURT PRESIDED OVER BY JUSTICE O A OATHMAN,ON WEDNESDAY 19th AUGUST 2020 GRANTED DIFFERENT INTERIM ORDERS AGAINST THE NIGERIA ARMY,NAVY AND AGAINST ONE RTD WING COMMANDER EMMANUEL AJENU FROM FURTHER COMPULSORY TAKING OVER THE PLOT OF LAND KNOWN AS PLOT M 147 and 149 OF 2200SQM IN KUBWA EXTENTION 111 FCDA SCHEME-ABUJA AND FROM FUTHER ARRESTING/ DEHUMANIZING ONE MR CALLISTUS CHUKWU OVER HIS CLAIM TO OWNERSHIP OF THE ABOVE LAND PENDING THE DETERMINATION OF SUBSTANTIVE MATTER.
THE ISSUE THAT GAVE RAISE TO THIS CASE,WAS THAT ON 26th JULY 2020,WING COMMANDER EMMANUEL AJENU RTD ALONGSIDE CERTAIN UNINDENTIFIED MASKED OFFICERS AND COMBINED OFFICERS OF NIGERIA ARMY AND NAVY INVADED PLOT M 147 and 149 KUBWA EXTENTION 111 IN FCDA SCHEME-KUBWA ,ABUJA OF ABOUT 2200SQM,WHEREIN THE SAID PLOTS OF LAND WAS INVADED BY THE AFOREMENTIONED PERSONS ABOVE, THEY ALL FURTHER DESTROYED THE APPLICANT BAKERY WHICH WAS ON THE SAID LAND AND ALL OTHER FACILITIES ON THE SAID PLOT OF LAND ,WITH ALL THE WANTON DESTRUCTION OF MR CALLISTUS CHUKWU PROPERTY AMOUNTING TO MORE THAN 10 MILLION NAIRA.
REACTING,POPULAR ABUJA BASED LAWYER AND ACTIVIST,AND THE APPLICANT LAWYER IN THIS CASE, IHENSEKHIEN SAMUEL JNR PRAISED THE RULING OF COURT AS ONCE AGAIN,QUOTING HIM: THE USE OF SELF HELP AND BRUTE FORCE TO TAKE OVER ANY PROPERTY IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE IN OUR NASCENT DEMOCRACY,ILLEGALITY BY ANY INSTITUTION AGAINST ANY PERSONALITY CANNOT STAND,AND THIS RULING IS A CLASSICAL DEFINATION OF THE ABOVE.HE FURTHER STATED THAT STEPS WILL BE TAKEN TO ENSURE WING COMMANDER EMMANUEL AJENU RTD AND NIGERIA ARMY FULLY COMPLY WITH THE EXTANT COURT ORDERS AND THANKED ALL AND SUNDRY FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

The federal high court in the above case in suit no:FHC/ABJ/CS/267/2019 in Perry Brimah vs Nigeria army and others has held :that Nigeria army has no power of any kind to declare any citizen of Nigeria wanted.
In her ruling, Justice Ojukwu of federal high court held that the Nigerian Army had no right to declare the plaintiff wanted without making a formal report to law enforcement agencies, who enforce law and order.
In January 2019, the Nigerian Army sent out a press release on Facebook declaring Brimah wanted for reportedly raising funds for troops and vigilantes fighting Boko Haram in Nigeria’s North-East.

Following the declaration, Brimah dragged the Nigerian Army to the Federal High Court in suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/267/2019 for defamation.
“On behalf of millions of disenfranchised citizens of the state who have often been intimidated and terrorized by the Nigerian army in flaunting of the constitutional provision by act of wilfully declaring citizens wanted and making arrests within the democratic space in the stead of the police, the formal law enforcers,” the suit stated.

In her ruling, Justice Ojukwu said the Nigerian Army had no right to declare the plaintiff wanted without making a formal report to law enforcement agencies, who enforce law and order.
“The army or defendant has no vires to declare the plaintiff wanted without due process of law.

“However, it must be stated here without equivocation that the defendant (Nigerian Army) has no right to declare the plaintiff (Dr. Perry Brimah) wanted without following the appropriate procedure. The defendant (Nigerian Army) cannot arrest the plaintiff ( Dr. Brimah) arbitrarily without making a formal report to law enforcement agency with the mandate to enforce law and order, otherwise it would transmute to self-help. The duty of the defendant is to make a formal report to the appropriate authority like the police and await the outcome,” she said.
Reacting on the Judgement,an abuja based public interest lawyer,who observe proceedings on this case,noted and in its words, that this judgement is sacrosant and has clearly defined the illegality of why nigeria army should never declare any citizen wanted in connection to acts that are not inimical to peacefull existence of Nigeria,is an usurpation of functions of nigeria police for the nigeria army to declare any nigeria citizen wanted,he further stated that,it is imperative at this point for nigeria army to adequately comply with this judgement, and limit there operations to there functions as provided in the nigeria constitution and army act. He applauded the judgement of the court as really the last hope of common man,as he concluded.

The above persons were arrested and brougth to federal high court ,lagos state for failure to comply with fccpc investigation requirement and information relevant to fccpc investigation,and though there lawyer filed preliminary objection,it was overuled and the defendants therein took there plea,fccpc prosecution team was led by babatunde irukera esq being the director general of fccpc.However is important to note that most legal proceedings of fccpc are led by the dg himself,who before now as dg of fccpc is a litigation and astute lawyer of many diversity.Reacting on the above case prosecuted by mr babatunde irukera esq,an abuja based public interest lawyer,Ihensekhien samuel jnr praised the rare steps taken by the fccpc dg in personally prosecuting matters for fccpc,and stated that this is a motivating factor for all public interest lawyers,to prevent and stop economic gougling in the economic markets and unwholesome bad medical practice.He further thanked the dg of fccpc for restoring hope in competitive economic market in that regard,he concluded.

A report by the Presidential Probe Panel has shown details of how Ibrahim Magu, the suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), allegedly used an abuja based cleric to launder funds abroad.Magu is currently being interrogated by the panel headed by retired Justice Ayo Salami over allegations of lack of transparency in managing recovered assets and mismanagement of EFCC.
A copy of the report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Saturday in Abuja as we were informed have it that the founder of the Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry, Abuja, Dr Emmanuel Omale was was used by Magu to launder funds.
Omale’s name was uncovered through an investigative report on EFCC’s activities by the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and mentioned in the final report of the Presidential Committee on Audit of Recovered Assets (PCARA).
The report added that the unknown Pastor is alleged to have bought a landed property on behalf of Magu worth N573 million in Dubai, United Arab Emirate. However abuja based human rights lawyer in its reaction noted, is unfortunate and if the report on prophet Emmanuel omale is true, then as a cleric he is,he has long lost all morality and should immediately resign from preceding over his church activities as a general overseer,in his exacts words,he stated" what is the relationship between a pastor who should be overseeing a church and help members of his congregation grow in God got to do with buying properties abroad that is worth more than N500 million naira,that means he is building his own heaven already on earth,is a pity that religious leaders who we should look up to for Godly spiritual upliftment and admonition are actually the opposite of what the Christian holy bible says,he commended the justice ayo salami panel for there thoroughness in all investigation on this magu debacle,he further implored the office of the attorney general of federation to immediately commence the process of prosecution of the said prophet Emmanuel omale for money laundering offenses and that if this is not done with a short period,in line with public interest priority cases he undertakes,he shall seek redress at fct high court by initiation of writ of mandamus proceedings to compell the prosecution of the said prophet Emmanuel omale forthwith,he concluded.

The zone 2 fct magistrate Court today granted bail to Ikenga ugochinyere imo,who is the chair of cupp,is informative to no that in two clear existing orders of both the fct federal high court and fct high court,he has been detained for more than 3 days by the nigeria police force at maitama police station-fct.this is one of the basics ,the fct magistrate court granted him bail today..Reacting one of the lawyers present in court,who aapeared and observe the proceedings of this courtt on behalf of Nigeria bar association,bwari bar. And ably lead by the chair of nba bwari,Ihensekhien samuel jnr praised the court for the grant of bail to ugochinyere imo as hope for all activists,and as a step in the right direction for our criminal justice system.

An Abuja based lawyer,Samuel ihensekhien jnr esq has commended the Court of Appeal interlocutory judgement on adams oshiomole removal as apc national chairman.As in its words,this goes to show that the suit before the fct high court and the interim order as delivered by Per coram:Justice senchi of fct high court,which has invariably oust the Apc national chairman from office,was competent and the suit filed at fct high courrt ,valid.He further stated that the court judgement is a step in the right direction in terms of repositioning apc for future elections.He stated that the abuja court of appeal affirmation of the interim order of the Fct high court is the best legal solution to the funny colouration of apc chair leadership.He further stated that the court judgement of abuja appeal court is a step in the right direction in terms of actually repositioning apc for future elections in Nigeria, and he concluded by reiterating the need for full complaince of the aforementioned court of appeal judgement and interim court ruling of the fct high court.