An Oyo State High Court in Ibadan has granted an ex-parte application, restraining the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), from arresting, the Yoruba nation agitator, Mr. Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho.
The court also restrained the DSS and Malami from intimidating, harassing, and blocking the bank accounts of Igboho, pending the determination of the substantive suit on the matter.
Justice Ladiran Akintola gave the restraining order, following an ex-parte application moved by Igboho’s lawyer, Mr Yomi Aliu (SAN) before the court.
In the substantive suit, Igboho is asking the court to declare the invasion of his house as illegal, saying that it was an infringement on his fundamental human rights.
Igboho is also demanding for N500 billion damages for the invasion.
The ex-parte motion, dated July 22, was filed pursuant to Order 4, Rules 3,4, and 6 of the fundamental rights (enforcement procedure) Rules 2009.
Speaking to journalists after the court proceedings, Aliu said “The court has ordered that he must not be arrested, detained, killed in the next 14 days”.
The lawyer also said that his accounts should not be blocked.
The court order came the same day when the DSS produced all 12 detained aides of Igboho before the Federal High Court in Abuja.
The 12 aides have been accused of stockpiling arms to cause chaos in the country.
Meanwhile, Igboho is now being tried by the Benin Republic court on fresh charges of illegal migration, dubious connivance with immigration officers, and an attempt to cause civil unrest.
The court had on July 28 granted him access to medical care and ordered that he should be transferred to another detention facility.
Igboho and his wife were arrested in Cotonou on July 19, while trying to catch a flight to Germany.
The court later directed that his wife should be released while Igboho should be returned to police custody.
