Court Restrain’s Police From Arresting In-Laws After Widow’s Petition
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A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has restrained the Inspector General of Police, the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, and the Nigerian Police from arresting Lucky Omokhapub and two others.
The court’s decision was made known on Tuesday in a ruling delivered by Justice Jumbo Stephen, who granted an interim injunction in favor of the applicants.
According to court documents, the applicants, Lucky Omokhapub and two others, had been petitioned by Grace Garuba-Omokhabup, the fifth wife of late Mr. Omokhapub from Edo State, through the International Federation of Female Lawyers.
Garuba-Omokhabup had alleged that the applicants had threatened her life and locked her out of her home, among other claims.
However, counsel to the applicants, A.I. Salami, had filed an ex-parte application, urging the court to restrain the police from arresting, harassing, detaining, or incarcerating the applicants.
Justice Stephen, in his ruling, held that the applicants had made a case for the protection of their fundamental rights, and therefore granted the interim injunction.
The court also adjourned the matter until January 6, 2025, for the hearing of the motion on notice.
