A federal high court in Abuja, on Monday, restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) from detaining Abdul’aziz Yari, a former governor of Zamfara state and a senate president hopeful.
A federal high court in Abuja, on Monday, restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission from detaining Abdulaziz Yari, a former governor of Zamfara state.
“The respondents are however restrained from detaining the applicant until the return date for the order to show cause,” the judge ruled and adjourned the matter until June 8.Through his team of lawyers led by Aondoakaa, former minister of justice, Yari had filed the ex-parte motion marked FHC/ANJ/CS/785/23 asking the court to restrain the EFCC, ICPC and DSS from arresting him.
He said his aspiration to contest the position had received overwhelming support from the general public and senators-elect irrespective of party affiliations.
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