Alleged Fraud: Court Restrains AGF, ICPC From Seizing Yari’s Assets - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 20, 2019
Again an Abuja High Court hasstopped the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offencesCommission, ICPC and the Attorney General of the Federation from interferingwith the assets and properties belonging to former Zamfara State Governor AbdulazeezYari.
In a ruling, Justice Taiwo Taiwo inan ex-parte motion for interim injunctions, argued by Yari’s lawyer, MahmudMagaji, SAN also restrained the ICPC and AGF from interfering with Yari’senjoyment of the rights preserved in sections 34 of the constitution.
Justice Taiwo also directed partiesin the case to maintain status quo pending the hearing and determination of thesubstantive suit.
The Judge said the orders made areto subsist pending the determination of the fundamental rights enforcement suitfiled by the ex-governor.The former Governor, in seeking the ordersgranted, stated that he has been subjected to various forms of intimidation,arrest and detention based on spurious allegations by some powerful elements ofthe All Progressives Congress, APC against him to the agents of the 1st and 2ndrespondents, AGF and ICPC.