Justice Akintayo Aluko of a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, has directed the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to stay action and maintain the status quo in the case instituted by the members of the Ejigbo branch of the Petroleum Tankers Association (PTDA), who accused the Police of breaching their fundamental rights.
The judge arrived at the decision while handing down his ruling on the Ex-parte application brought by members of the PTDA.
Justice Aluko equally ordered the NPF not to do anything that would breach the fundamental rights of the applicants pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit or pending further order from the court.
It would be recalled that the Applicants, Ganiyu Oyebola, Adebola Alani Akala, Basiru Adebayo Akangbe, Jimoh Abdulrahman Danlori, Wasiu Ankelo, Bolaji Babalola among others, had sued the Inspector-General of police (IGP), Deputy Inspector General of Police (FCID), the Assistant Inspector-General of Police Zone 2, CP Emmanuel Ade-Aina, the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Saheed Adigun Omogbolahan, Augustine Egbon, Williams Akporeha and Olawale Afolabi, who were listed as Respondents in the suit designated FHC/L/CS/2661/2023.
Specifically, the Applicants through their lawyer, Olumide Oyewole, had prayed to the judge for the following reliefs; “An order for an interim injunction restraining the 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Respondents, either by themselves, agents servants and privies from taking any further steps or actions on matters pertaining to and or relating to the leadership disputes and or succession into political offices of the Petroleum Tankers Drivers Association, Ejigbo Unit, Lagos State, pending the hearing and determination of the Originating Summons in these proceedings.
“An order of interim injunction, restraining the 1st 2nd 3rd & 4th Respondents either by themselves, agents servants and privies from engaging in any further acts of harassment and intimidation of the Applicants by way of issuance of any invitation letter, issuance of threat of arrest and detention, and the actual arrest and detention of the applicants upon the allegations of the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th Respondents pending the hearing and determination of the Originating Summons in these proceedings.
“An order restraining the 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Respondents either by themselves, agents servants and privies from engaging in any further acts of harassment and intimidation of the Applicants by way of arrest and detention on matters pertaining to and or connected with leadership and or political tussle within the Petroleum Tanker Drivers Association pending the hearing and determination of the Originating Summons in these proceedings.”
The case has been adjourned until February 8, 2024, for the hearing of the substantive suit.
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