Okorocha took out the suit over the alleged invasion of his Abuja residence by operatives of the EFCC last week.
On Tuesday, May 24, 2022, EFCC officials had laid a six-hour siege on Okorocha’s residence in Maitama; an up-scale part of Abuja. Although a few protesters had stormed the location to protest his arrest; the development did not stop the EFCC from whisking him away.
Equally important, the EFCC claimed that the arrest of Okorocha followed his alleged refusal to make himself available for trial; with the commission adding that it had to forcefully arrest Okorocha after he jumped an administrative bail granted to him by the commission.
The EFCC also disclosed that Okorocha artfully evaded service of court papers over his trial; noting that he faces charges of conspiracy, stealing, and laundering N2.9 billion of Imo State funds.
In the suit filed by the sitting Senator, He accused the EFCC of illegally invading his home and added that operatives of the commission deprived him and members of his family access to their private and family life; while noting that his residence was under siege by heavily armed men.
Consequently, he is praying the court to declare the action as an infringement of his fundamental rights; while praying for a perpetual injunction restraining the respondents from arresting, detaining or keeping him in custody. In addition, he is seeking the sum of N1 billion as general damages, while also requesting a public apology from the EFCC.
Court documents filed by Okorocha, as obtained by Sahara Reporters, read as follows; “A DECLARATION that the siege over the house of the Applicant, at No. 3 Nyasa Close Mississippi; Of Ontario Crescent Abuja, by the officers and men of the 1st Respondents on 24th May, 2022; without any legal justification whatsoever; thereby denying the Application his Constitutional rights to private family life is unconstitutional; illegal, wrongful and a flagrant abuse of the fundamental rights of the Applicant contrary to Section 33, 35, 37,38 and 40 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999(as amended).
“2. A DECLARATION that the siege over the house of the Applicant at No. 3 Nyasa Close, Mississippi; Off Ontario Crescent, Abuja, by the officers and men of the 1st Respondent on the the 24th May, 2022; without any legal justification whatsoever, thereby depriving the Applicant, freedom of movement and also denying the Applicant’s family members; political colleagues, friends and well wishers access to the Applicant, is illegal, wrongful; unconstitutional and amounts to an abuse of the fundamental rights of the Applicant as provided for under Section 34 and 35 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and Article II of the African Charter on Human and People’s Right (Ratification and Enforcement) Acts, Cap 10, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.
In the suit filed by the sitting Senator, He accused the EFCC of illegally invading his home and added that operatives of the commission deprived him and members of his family access to their private and family life; while noting that his residence was under siege by heavily armed men.
Consequently, he is praying the court to declare the action as an infringement of his fundamental rights; while praying for a perpetual injunction restraining the respondents from arresting, detaining or keeping him in custody. In addition, he is seeking the sum of N1 billion as general damages, while also requesting a public apology from the EFCC.
Court documents filed by Okorocha, as obtained by Sahara Reporters, read as follows; “A DECLARATION that the siege over the house of the Applicant, at No. 3 Nyasa Close Mississippi; Of Ontario Crescent Abuja, by the officers and men of the 1st Respondents on 24th May, 2022; without any legal justification whatsoever; thereby denying the Application his Constitutional rights to private family life is unconstitutional; illegal, wrongful and a flagrant abuse of the fundamental rights of the Applicant contrary to Section 33, 35, 37,38 and 40 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999(as amended).
“2. A DECLARATION that the siege over the house of the Applicant at No. 3 Nyasa Close, Mississippi; Off Ontario Crescent, Abuja, by the officers and men of the 1st Respondent on the the 24th May, 2022; without any legal justification whatsoever, thereby depriving the Applicant, freedom of movement and also denying the Applicant’s family members; political colleagues, friends and well wishers access to the Applicant, is illegal, wrongful; unconstitutional and amounts to an abuse of the fundamental rights of the Applicant as provided for under Section 34 and 35 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and Article II of the African Charter on Human and People’s Right (Ratification and Enforcement) Acts, Cap 10, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.
“3. A Declaration that the attempt on the life of the Applicant, by the 1st Respondent through the officers working under them, who shot sporadically at the Applicant’s compound broke into the Applicant’s home through the roof top all the way into his bedroom and immediately apprehended the Applicant’s family members phones, including that of the Applicant on the 24th May, 2022, is illegal, unlawful, wrongful, unconscionable, unconstitutional and constitute a flagrant and reckless violation and or threat to violate the Applicant’s right to life, as provided for under, Section 33 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999(as altered).”
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