JUST IN: Tribunal strikes out petition challenging Faleke’s victory

An Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has
struck out an application challenging the victory of the All
Progressives Congress (APC)’s James Abiodun Faleke, the member of
House of Representative representing Ikeja Federal
Constituency.

Details shortly…

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EFCC Declines to Obey Court Order on Detained
Businessman, Dalori
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has refused to obey an
order of the Federal High Court Abuja which directed it to set free
a businessman, Engineer Babagana Abba Dalori, the managing director
and chief executive officer of Galaxy Transportation and
Construction Services Ltd.

The order issued by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu on May 30, 2019 is
being flouted by the anti-graft agency following the refusal to set
the businessman free as ordered by the court.

Family sources confirmed to PRNigeria today that Dalori who had
been in the custody of the EFCC since March 29, 2019 over alleged
fraud and running a Ponzi scheme in the North-East of geopolitical
of the country is yet to regain his freedom.

The enroll order of the court signed by the court registrar,
Omoju Ojo James, read in part: “The respondent (EFCC) is hereby
ordered to release the applicant (Dalori) forthwith or grant him
administrative bail where there is prima facie evidence that the
applicant has committed an offence pending the outcome of the
investigation

“That where the investigation has been concluded and there is
evidence of criminal infraction, the respondent (EFCC) shall prefer
a charge against the applicant before the court of competent
jurisdiction which shall determine the bail of the applicant. He
shall be released where no infraction is established.

“That the respondents (EFCC) are hereby restrained from taking
any further action which may be inimical to the guaranteed
Fundamental Right of the Applicant especially where he is not under
any constitutional disability.

“Issued at Abuja under the seal of the court and the hand of
presiding Judge, Hon. Justice Ijeoma L. Ojukwu this 30th Day of May
2019.”

Dalori had approached the court with a fundamental human right
suit challenging his detention Without trial by EFCC for over two
months.

In the suit, filed on his behalf by Barrister N. A. Dammo, the
plaintiff prayed the court to order EFCC to release him or prefer
charges against him if he had committed any offence known to
law.

Plaintiff further urged Justice Ojukwu to, in the alternative
compel the EFCC to allow him to go home on administrative bail
pending the time the anti-graft agency would conclude its
investigation on any petition or issue that may have arising
against him.

However, in spite of the order for his release made by the
judge, the EFCC is yet to obey the court order as the businessman
still remains in its custody 15 days after the order was made.

However, when contacted, EFCC Spokesperson, Mr. Tony Orilade
told PRNigeria that he was not aware of the court order and however
promised to follow it up.

By PRNigeria