Former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro yesterday slammed a N100 million suit on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before the Federal High Court in Lagos over an alleged breached of his fundamental human rights.
The former Minister is demanding the sum as general damages for the alleged unlawful and unconstitutional seizure and detention of several items, properties and personal effects belonging to him and family by the EFCC on June 24, 2016.
Other applicants in the suit are: Mrs. Fati Obanikoro, Alhaja Moroophat Obanikoro, Gbolahon Obanikoro, Babajide Obanikoro.
Obanikoro in the fundamental rights enforcement suit, filed on his behalf by his lawyer, Chief Ogwu Onoja (SAN), is also praying the court to restrain the EFCC whether by its officers, Servants, privies, assigns or agents from arresting, detaining, harassing any of the applicants or any of their relatives pending the hearing and determination of the suit.
The applicants also want the court to restrain the commission from further entering their premises and an order Directing it to tender an unreserved public apology to them for the unlawful action.
They are also asking the court to direct the respondent to release all the items, properties and personal effects seized from their premises.
The applicants further want the court to hold that the action of the EFCC constitute a gross violation of their fundamental rights as guarantee under section 43 of the 1999 Constitution and Article 14 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.
In a 15 paragraphs affidavit attached to the suit and sworn to by Mrs. Fati Obanikoro, states that on June 14 some officials of the EFCC numbering about 20 stormed their premises situated at 10 Mojisola Onikoyi Street, by Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos and took away several items.
She also alleged that the respondent thereafter proceeded to also search the personal house of the former Minister at 4 Layi Ajayi-Bembe road, Parkview, Ikoyi, Lagos
She also claimed that before the alleged invasion of the premises there was no prior notice by way of letter or invitation served on any of the applicants and there was also no order of court mandating them to carry out the action.
She list some of the items seized by the Commission to include: building plans, cheque leaflets, company documents, car keys, phones, two company seals and six company stam
The applicant further averred that the EFCC officials claimed that they are investigating the former Minister and two of his children but some of the properties taken away do not belong to them.
She also insisted that unless the court issued an order compelling the commission, it will not return the seized properties.
No date has been set for the hearing of the suit.
41 comments:
Better!atleast next time Efcc will tins in the right way
Obanikoro abeg go lick stew!
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Hmmm
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Lol international thief thief
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mad man get money to do case ... after all the yam he has stolen.. leave US and come fight ur case for 9ja... mad man ... ole .. from iporni to banana estate .. where u get the money from .. crazy man .. the country u dey hide was made by trusted people who get love for their country ...for u steal steal and more stealing was order of the day ...
If u be man like u claim to be go back 9ja
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Come to Nigeria and slam them thief.This idiot wus d reason why Agbaje lost, he refused to release money for logistics and mobilisation out of envy and jealousy that Agbaje wus our favourite. By God's grace u and ur sons will do time in Kirikiri. U colluded with APC to make sure Agbaje lost d election.
In his dream
Lol.. 100m pere? You must be joking. .. u for just go crash.
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good move, good one Oba... but the thing is; Buhari's administration is no respecter of the Law, the Courts nor their injunctions.. I really pray this case goes ur way in Jesus' name...
Ghen Ghen! Linda take note!
Just come over to nigeria and defend yourself
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He who lives in d glass house don't throw stone... He was a principal actor in using d military to subvert d will of d people in Ekiti gov election 2014. What goes around d comes around. No condition is permanent. He should come to Nigeria and defend himself. Shikena
my fact remains that efcc are not being professional, why would you invade on anyones privacy without taking court order? nothing gives you the power or right to do that...even the FBI you guys took trainning from would always take court order to arrest or invade into ones privacy and moreso efcc are being biased with their war against crime, why are they all after PDP, are they telling us all the AC governors are saint or what?? my conclussion is that EFCC is crap and they need to be scrapped asap.
So it begins...
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That's better.. cos I wonder why EFCC would just barge into someone's house without any notification, such an unlawful society. Mtschewww
Serves them so right...
He knows his rights, he knows that the Nigerian judiciary is overburdened, he can get his property back and let the trial go on for 15 years before a supreme court judgement because the NIgerian judiciary are incapable fo holding a trial in a timely and respectable manner. Nigeria solving shoonya since 1914
I go sue person wey i steal him money.
Thief dey sue owner, na new law of open eyes.
Who cares
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Only in Nigeria can you have a man like this ,a thief and to think that some of us new him and could not do a thing.This man is not just a thief he is embodiment of everything that is bad.
He can like to hitch a plane and come to 9ja to defend himself/prove his innocence and put the FG/EFCC to shame
You SE peeps shld move on elections over since.you dont have 1m in ur account and u r supporting billionaire (looter)cos of pdp/apc..think
He's not living in Banana Island, where did you get that info from? Onikoyi by banana estate isn't banana island. Thank you.
Fast move buh u can't win dis case bros... dee
Na wash! Na jege! Nothing go happen!
Welcome to Nigeria my country whr criminals ar also claiming right
He shld take several seat
Dis one place I respect ffk,If u know u ar clean, come back home and clear urself off doze charge, b brave like ur bro ffk
How many law suit has he ever won? this is so related to Dasuki and FFK's appeal
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Thief and his co-thieving children trying to sue. Hahahahaha joke of the century. You don't like being treated bad abi? But you have looted the country blind and stolen from innocent people. Hissssssssss
Come to nigeria and defend yourself ....onye oshi
Can someone tell dis thief to come home to clear himsef. Empty talk
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