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The Federal High Court successful Abuja has restrained Mr Omoyele Sowore, steadfast of Sahara Reporters, and others from protesting successful immoderate areas successful Abuja, including the Aso Rock Villa, connected Monday for the merchandise of detained Nnamdi Kanu.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tribunal besides barred the protesters from anyplace adjacent to the villa, National Assembly, Force Headquarters, Court of Appeal, Eagle Square and Shehu Shagari Way, pending the proceeding of the question connected notice.
Justice Mohammed Umar, connected Friday, granted the ex parte question moved by the constabulary lawyer, Wisdom Madaki, connected behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN), contrary to the earlier media reports successful circulation.
The certified existent transcript of the enrolled order, signed by the tribunal registrar, Mr Kasim Muazu, and the presiding judge, Justice Umar, was made disposable to NAN connected Saturday successful Abuja.
The justice besides made an bid of abridgement of clip “within which the respondents volition respond to the exertion connected announcement to origin the ex-parte bid to beryllium acceptable speech connected Monday, the 20th of October, 2025, astatine 9.00am.”
This was besides contrary to immoderate media reports that Justice Umar adjourned the substance until Oct. 21 for the parties to look successful court.
“The respondents are hereby restrained successful the interim from protesting successful the pursuing areas: Aso Rock Villa, oregon anyplace adjacent to the Villa, National Assembly, Force Headquarters, Court of Appeal, Eagle Square and connected Shehu Shagari Way pending the proceeding of the question connected notice.
“The tribunal hereby abridged the clip wrong which the respondents volition respond to the exertion connected announcement to origin this ex-parte bid to beryllium acceptable speech connected Monday, the 20th of October, 2025, astatine 9.00am.
“The bid of this court, unneurotic with the question connected notice, beryllium served connected the respondents today, Friday, the 17th time of October, 2025,” the justice ordered.
Justice Umar subsequently adjourned the substance until Oct. 20 for the proceeding of the question connected notice.
“ISSUED AT ABUJA nether the Hand of the Presiding Judge, Honourable Justice M. G. Umar, and the Seal of the Court this 17th time of October, 2025,” the enrolled bid read.
NAN reports that successful the ex parte motion, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2202/2025, the police, connected behalf of FRN, sued 5 respondents.
They are Omoyele Sowore, Sahara Reporters Ltd, Sahara Reporters’ Media Foundation, Take It Back Movement (TIB), for the Transformation of Nigeria oregon Any Form of Organisation oregon Any Other Person(s) Acting connected Either Express oregon Implied Instruction oregon Any Other Organisation oregon Group With the Like Intention, and Unknown Persons arsenic 1st to 5th respondents, respectively.
The question dated and filed connected Oct. 16 sought 1 relief.
“An bid of this honourable tribunal restraining oregon banning protesters from protesting successful the pursuing areas: Aso Rock Villa oregon anyplace adjacent to the Villa, National Assembly, Force Headquarters, Court of Appeal, Eagle Square and Shehu Shagari Way.
“And for specified further orders arsenic this honourable tribunal whitethorn deem acceptable to marque successful the circumstances of this case.”
The affidavit successful enactment of the ex parte question was deposed to by Bassey Ibithan, a constabulary serviceman attached to the Directorate of Legal Services, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
NAN reports that Mr Omoyele Sowore, steadfast of Sahara Reporters, had planned to organise the protestation for the merchandise of Kanu, person of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Sowore, the 2019 and 2023 statesmanlike campaigner of the African Action Congress (ACC), had begun mobilisation for what helium called a planned peaceful protestation against the detention of Kanu.
However, determination person besides been ongoing calls for a governmental solution to Kanu’s trial, who is facing an alleged coercion offence astatine the Federal High Court earlier Justice James Omotosho. (NAN)
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