Yari’s Assets: Court Warns EFCC, AGF TO Respect Status Quo - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 5, 2019
TheFederal High Court Abuja, on Thursday, restated its earlier order over plans bythe EFCC and the Attorney-General of the Federation to confiscate the assetsand property belonging to the immediate-past Governor Abdulazeez Yari ofZamfara.
Justice Nkeonye Maha had, in a ruling in an ex-parte application for interim injunctions brought by Yari’s Counsel, Mahmud Magaji, SAN, on Aug.
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30, ordered the parties to respect the status quo pending the determination of the substantive suit,At the resumed hearing on Thursday, Justice Maha, who restated the order, adjourned the matter till Sept. 30 for further hearing.
Yari,through his lawyer, had urged the court to restrain the EFCC and AGF frominterfering with his enjoyment of the rights enshrined in Sections 34, 35, 37,41 and 43 of the Constitution.
JusticeMaha had, on Aug. 26, summoned the AGF and the EFCC to appear before it overplans to seize the ex-governor’s property.
Thejudge, who gave the order after listening to the arguments canvassed by Magaji,adjourned the matter until Aug. 30.