NDDC Controversy: Court restrains police from arresting Nunieh
The Rivers State high court on Friday ordered the Nigerian police to restrain from “arresting, detaining and harassing” a former NDDC boss, Joi Nunieh, wanted for criminal allegations.with footage showing some breaching her security to gain entry.by a team of state officials led by Governor Nyesom Wike and she was led to the government house.“turn in” Ms Nunieh to themBut in a court order with suit number PHC/1128 FHR/2020 and delivered by Justice E. N.
Respectively joined in the suit, which was filed by Ms Nunieh, were the Niger Delta minister, Godswill Akpabio, Rivers State police commissioner, the State of Security Service, the Inspector-General of police, and the Nigeria Police Force.“The 1st and 2nd Respondents are restrained from using the 3rd and 5th Respondents to arrest, detam, harass and intimidate the Applicant pending the determination of the Motion on Notice,” the court order seen by this newspaper read.
“The 3rd – 5th Respondents should without delay unconditionally withdraw the men and officers of the Nigeria Police Force from the premises of the Applicant pending the determination of the Motion on Notice. “That leave is granted to the applicant to serve the 1st respondent through the office of the Niger Delta Development Commission situate at NDDC Head Office, Aba Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and the 4th and 5th Respondents through the office of the 3rd Respondent situate at Nigeria Police Force, Rivers State.”Ms Nunieh, who led the interim management committee of the NDDC from October last year, was ousted February this year over alleged corruption in the commission.
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