The governorship candidate had sought enforcement of his fundamental rights to life, dignity of person, personal liberty, fair hearing, peaceful assembly and association.
Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of the Federal High Court Abuja has ordered the Director General, Department of State Service, Yusuf Bichi, and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun to protect the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) IN kOGI State, Leke Abejide from any arrest or detention by the state governor, Yahaya Bello.
The DSS, Police and Bello were in a separate order, barred from inviting, arresting, detaining, or threatening the life and properties of the governorship candidate pending the hearing and determination of a suit instituted against them by Abejide.
The restraining orders were issued by the Judge while ruling on an ex-parte application by the governorship candidate.
In the order signed by Justice Mohammed, the DSS, Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps were ordered to protect the properties of the politician in Abuja, Kogi State and in any part of the country while the orders last.
In the ex-Parte motion, the governorship candidate had sought enforcement of his fundamental rights to life, dignity of person, personal liberty, fair hearing, peaceful assembly and association.
He also sought his rights to freedom of movement and freedom from discrimination as enshrined in Sections 33, 34,35,36,37, 38,40,41,42 and 43 of the 1999 Constitution and other relevant laws on human rights.
He alleged that since he emerged as governorship candidate, Governor Bello had allegedly threatened him, opted to get him arrested and caged, to keep him out of circulation.
Abejide who was recently in the House of Representatives from Kogi West side of the state alleged that the ultima
