An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has restrained the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from arresting and blocking the account of Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho.
Justice Ladiran Akintola gave the order on Wednesday after listening to the motion exparte filed by Igboho’s counsel, Mr. Yomi Alliyu, SAN.
Alliyu had moved the motion exparte, urging the court to grant his application.
Other respondents in the suit are the Director of State Services, Oyo State, and the AGF.
None of the respondents was in court or represented by counsel.
Delivering his ruling, Akintola said that he was satisfied with the explanation provided by the applicant’s counsel, evidencing the urgent need to grant the application.
The judge ordered and restrained the respondents, their agents, or any other security agents acting on their behalf from killing, arresting, detaining, or harassing Igboho.
Akintola also restrained the respondents from interfering with the applicant’s fundamental rights to life, personal liberty, and freedom of movement, and enjoyment of his property without fear of an invasion of his home.
The judge further ordered the respondents from blocking the account of the applicant in any bank or placing no debit on it and to lift same where they had so acted, pending the hearing and determination of the suit.
He, however, adjourned the case till August 18, for hearing of the originating summon.
Alliyu had informed the court that the life of his client was being threatened after the invasion of his house on July 1 by DSS officials.
The counsel informed the court that his client’s properties were damaged and one of the occupants was killed by the security agents during the invasion.
He tendered exits and a written address to support his motion.
