Rochas Okorocha Fights Back, As EFCC, Nigeria Police Ransack His House
Rochas Okorocha, the Imo State Governor has fought back in court against the Nigeria Police and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) who he claimed breached his fundamental human rights when they ransacked his Jos house and held his family and staff hostage without a search warrant by suing the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris to court.
Rochas, who filed the case before Justice Musa Kurya of the Federal High Court sitting in Jos, also sued the Plateau Commissioner of Police, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice and seeks a total of N1.25 Billion in damages.
Okorocha, through his counsel, Markus Saleh (SAN), had told the court that the respondents had invaded his home in Jos and held his family members and staff hostage in a search conducted without any court warrant on May 3, 2018.
He prayed the court to declare the action as “illegal, null and void” as there was no valid court warrant for such an exercise.
Okorocha also prayed the court for a perpetual injunction restraining the respondents from further doing anything as such in his homes across the country.
He further sought for an order declaring that only the Imo House of Assembly had the constitutional rights and power to supervise, monitor, legislate, appropriate and demand accounting of public funds of the state from him.
He asked the court to order the respondents to pay him the N1 billion as general damages and N25 million as cost of instituting the case.
The case has been adjourned to January 24 for the adoption of final written addresses by all parties in the case.
Rochas, who filed the case before Justice Musa Kurya of the Federal High Court sitting in Jos, also sued the Plateau Commissioner of Police, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice and seeks a total of N1.25 Billion in damages.
Okorocha, through his counsel, Markus Saleh (SAN), had told the court that the respondents had invaded his home in Jos and held his family members and staff hostage in a search conducted without any court warrant on May 3, 2018.
He prayed the court to declare the action as “illegal, null and void” as there was no valid court warrant for such an exercise.
Okorocha also prayed the court for a perpetual injunction restraining the respondents from further doing anything as such in his homes across the country.
He further sought for an order declaring that only the Imo House of Assembly had the constitutional rights and power to supervise, monitor, legislate, appropriate and demand accounting of public funds of the state from him.
He asked the court to order the respondents to pay him the N1 billion as general damages and N25 million as cost of instituting the case.
The case has been adjourned to January 24 for the adoption of final written addresses by all parties in the case.
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