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Court reserves April 12 to hear Ibeto Rights case against EFCC

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Rivers State High court sitting in Port Harcourt has reserved April 12 to hear motions and preliminary objections on the fundamental human rights suit filed by the Chairman of Ibeto Cement, Cletus Ibeto, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Daniel Chukwudozie.

Ibeto, who filed the application in suit, marked PHC/268/FHR/2022, on fundamental human rights, seeking the court to prevent the EFCC from investigating allegations of fraud bordering on obtaining by false pretence the sum of N4.8 billion forgery and criminal breach of trust brought against him by Dozzy Oil and Gas Limited.

In the originating motion on notice, it prayed the court to declare the harassment on the applicant unlawful, as well, declares, that EFCC is not empowered to tackle contract matters, noting that the EFCC lacked the power to handle land transactions, and also restrain EFCC from arresting Ibeto and to pay N500 million damages for the unconstitutional arrest of the applicant.

At the resumed sitting, yesterday, the applicant counsel, Henry Bello, told the court that the matter was fixed for hearing on the motion.

Following submissions by the counsels on the matter, the trial Judge, Justice Boma Diepiri, adjourned the matter till April 12, 2022, for hearing on the motions and counter motions by the parties.

Source: Guardian.ng

   

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