The lawyer said his request to bear a gun is based on the grounds that the federal government had failed in its constitutional...
, Usman Baba, over their refusal to grant him licence to possess a gun for “self-defence”.
The lawyer is requesting the court for interpretation of relevant sections of the Firearms Act, Criminal Code Act and other relevant laws as to whether it is lawful, legal and constitutional for Mr Buhari to “refuse, fail or neglect to grant him licence to possess an assault rifle for protection of his life and that of his family.”
When the suit came up on Thursday, only Lagos, Ebonyi, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom and Edo states’ counsels were represented in court while others sought adjournment of the hearing of the suit.Mr Mohammed also ordered that the processes including hearing notice be served on the respondents that were yet to be served.
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