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From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
The Imo State High Court in Orlu has restrained the Inspector General of Police, the Ebonyi State Commissioner and the Department of State Services from further arresting and detaining the former Secretary to Ebonyi State Government and the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), governorship candidate, Prof. Bernard Odoh.
Justice I.M. Njaka made the interim order after listening to C.K Okorie (SAN), in an ex parte motion dated March 1, and filed on March 2 in suit No: HOW/194/2023, filed by Prof. Odoh.
The court equally granted an order staying all actions in connection with the substantive application, pending the hearing and determination of the matter adjourned to March 8, for report of service and hearing. The ex parte motion was brought pursuant to sections 34, 35 and 41 of the 1999 Constitution, order 11, rules 1,2,3, 4 and 5, order iv rules 3, 4 and order xi of the fundamental right (Enforcement Procedure) rules, 2009.
Further hearing in the suit has been fixed for March 8.
