The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Jabi has granted an order for the Department of State Services to further detain the Managing Director of Capital Oil Plc for 14 more days.
Justice Yusuf Halilu gave the order on Thursday while ruling on an ex-parte application filed by the DSS, which claimed it had yet to conclude its investigation into the case.
The DSS arrested Mr Ubah early in May, accusing him of engaging in acts of economic sabotage including the illegal sale of petroleum products stored in his tank farm by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.
Justice Halilu’s ruling, however, contradicts that of Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos.
Justice Idris had in his ruling, also on Thursday, ordered the DSS to release the Capital Oil boss unconditionally within 48 hours.
Justice Idris gave the order after granting an ex-parte application filed by Mr Ubah, asking the court to compel the DSS to release.
Mr Ubah said in his statement that his detention was unlawful.
