The Federal High Court, Abuja, will, on Wednesday, hear the motion filed by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, asking the court to vacate the ex parte order it made on July 26 proscribing its activit...
Members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria. File photo: Olatunji Obasa
The IMN stated that the reasons for its requests include that “the ex-parte order made on July 26, was made without jurisdiction, as the order was made against a non-juristic body. ”The order ex parte granted by this honourable court has violated the fundamental right of members of the Respondent to freedom of thought, conscience and religion guaranteed by Section 38 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended.
”The ex-parte order made by the honourable court has determined the fundamental right of the respondent/applicant without affording it fair hearing.“The order ex-parte was anchored on misrepresentation of material facts and based on suppression of material facts. It was described in the gazette as ”Government Notice No. 79,” titled: ”Terrorism Proscription Order Notice, 2019.”