Court orders DSS, police to stop Yahaya Bello from arresting Kogi ADC guber candidate

<p>Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Director General, Department of State Service (DSS) and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to give maximum protection to the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Hon Leke Abejide, from any arrest or detention by the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.</p>, <p>The DSS, Police and Bello were in a separate order, barred from inviting, arresting, detaining, or threatening the life and properties of the governorship candidate pending the hearing and determination of a suit instituted against them by the politician.</p>, <p>The restraining orders were issued by the judge on Wednesday in Abuja while ruling in an ex-parte application argued by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Sammie Somiari on behalf of the governorship candidate.</p>, <p>In the enrol order signed by Justice Mohammed, the DSS, Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps were ordered to protect the properties of the politician in Abuja, Kogi State and in any parts of the country while the orders last.</p>, <p>The governorship candidate in the ex-parte motion marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1248/2023 had sought for enforcement of his fundamental rights to life, dignity of person, personal liberty, fair hearing, peaceful assembly and association.</p>, <p>He also sought the enforcement of his rights to freedom of movement and freedom from discrimination as enshrined in sections 33, 34,35,36,37, 38,40,41,42 and 43 of the 1999 Constitution and other relevant laws on human rights.</p>, <p>He complained that since he emerged governorship candidate, Governor Yahaya Bello had allegedly become jittery and threatened to get him arrested and detained to keep him out of circulation.</p>, <p>Abejide further alleged that the ultimate aim of the governor is to harass, intimidate, threaten and get him out of the November 11, 2023 governorship election at all cost to pave way for his anointed candidate in the All Progressives Congress (APC).</p>, <p>After liste