A Federal High Court, in Abuja, has dismissed an application
filed by embattled senator Dino Melaye for the court to issue an order for the
removal of police blockade on his Abuja residence.
Melaye approached the court through his lawyer, Nkem Okoro
of the Mike Ozekhome (SAN) chambers, for the enforcement of his fundamental
human rights. The court had subsequently fixed today for the hearing of the ex-parte
application filed together with the enforcement of his fundamental human
rights’ suit.
In the ex-parte application, Melaye asked the court for an
interim order of the court directing the police to vacate his residence and
remove all blockades in front of the residence and allow his family and
political associates to have access to him. He prayed the court to issue an
order restraining the police from further threatening his life or putting his
life in jeopardy pending the determination of the substantive suit.
At the hearing of the case this morning, the presiding
judge, Justice N.E. Maha refused the application and ordered an accelerated
hearing of the substantive suit.
The matter was thereafter adjourned to January 14th.
