He finally submitted that its trite law that a court order
which capable of preventing law enforcement agency from
conducting criminal investigation against a suspect reasonably
suspected to have committed crime, is a creeping order like a
weapon of mass destruction and a clear intention of
preventing the law enforcement agency from discharging its
statuary functions.
- Uzor Kalu V. FRN {2016} LPELR 40 108
By the applicant’s averments in paragraphs 10, 12, 13, 14, 15,
16, 19 of the applicant’s supporting affidavit and re-echoed in
paragraphs 14, 22 and 24 of the applicant’s further affidavit
in response to the 2nd and 3rd respondents’ counter affidavit
the applicant alleged that the 1st respondent influenced the
2nd respondent to arrest him on the 5/12/2020 and
subsequently detain him until 7/12/2020 in lieu of his younger
brother without any justification violation of his
constitutional rights.
In controverting the claim of the applicant, the 1st respondent
by paragraphs 6, 7, 9, and 11 of his counter affidavit, averred
that he reported a case of criminal conspiracy, assault and
causing hurt to the 2nd respondent against some of the
applicant’s family members because they injured some
members of his household namely Asma’u Mohammed, Hadiza
Mohammed, Muazu Bello and Farida Aliyu as well as damaged
his gate and glass of his windows, having armed themselves
with saw and sticks.
It was his averment that the injuries sustained by the
members of his household, necessitated him to take them to
specialist Hospital, Sokoto for treatment, and in proof,
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