A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, fixed June 28 for judgment in a suit filed by Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), against the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) for alleged unlawful arrest.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu fixed the date after Ojerinde’s counsel, A.A. Usman, and lawyer to ICPC, Ebenezer Shogunle, adopted their processes and presented their arguments for and against the suit.
KOKO TV reports that Ojerinde, in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/179/2023 filed before Justice Egwuatu, is seeking an order to enforce his fundamental rights, following his re-arrest on Jan. 26 within the court premises and his subsequent detention.
The ex-JAMB registrar, therefore, sought an order of perpetual injunction restraining the commission and its officers from arresting or detaining him on account of the petition in respect of which he was currently facing a criminal charge or for the purpose of filing an amended charge as the case may be.
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He also sought an order directing the commission to pay to him the sum of N500 million only, being exemplary damages for the breach of his rights to personal liberty, freedom of movement, dignity of human person and presumption of innocence as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).
He further sought an order against the anti-graft agency for the sum of N100 million only being the cost of instituting the action, among others.
Upon resumed hearing in the matter, Usman informed the court that his client had been in detention for over 100 days after his re-arrest without a valid court order.
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The lawyer, who urged the court to order the ICPC from harassing or detaining his client, prayed the court to grant their reliefs But Shogunle disagreed with Usman, insisting that a warrant of arrest, signed by the Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho, was obtained from the court.
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