Justice Ladiean Akintola of Oyo High Court has granted an ex-parte motion restraining the Department of State Security (DSS) and Attorney General of the Federation from arresting, intimidating, harassing, and blocking bank accounts of Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho.
The order was granted following an ex-parte motion moved by his lawyer Chief Yomi Aliu (SAN) at the court on Wednesday.
The motion developed from the originating motion seeking N500 billion damages for invasion of his house in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on July 1.
Aliu expressed confidence that AGF Abubakar Malami (SAN) will not disobey the court order, stressing that it was given directly against his office.
Hearing in the suit was adjourned to August 18.
Meanwhile, Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled ruling for 12 noon in the application for bail filed by the detained 12 associates of Igboho.
Justice Egwuatu chose the time after entertaining arguments from lawyers to the applicants and the Department of State Services (DSS) that is detaining them.
Applicants’ lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi prayed the court to grant his clients bail, noting that they have been in DSS’ custody for over 30 days.
DSS’ lawyer, Idowu Awo, said he was not opposed to the court granting bail to eight of the detainees, but would oppose bail for the other four, who were still being investigated in relation to their complicity in Igboho’s alleged arm stockpiling offence.
The Nation