The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos says it cannot stop the Police or any other security agencies from performing their constitutional duty.
Justice Saliu Seidu, gave this ruling today in a fundamental rights application filed by oil magnate, Mr Ifeanyi Ubah.
Mr Ubah is seeking a perpetual injunction restraining the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, and the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, from arresting, investigating and prosecuting him over alleged forgery.
Mr Ubah and his oil company, Capital Oil and Gas Limited, had urged the court to restrain the respondents from the continued witch-hunt, threat of arrest and detention against him in a matter involving lease of land and/or purchase of shares of a subsidiary of DTV Limited.
He claimed that the case is purely a civil transaction.
The lawyers to the IGP and AGF have urged the court to dismiss Mr Ubah’s application for lack of merit.
They both contend that the allegation against the applicant is a criminal matter which their agencies are constitutionally empowered to investigate and prosecute.
