Alleged Forgery: Court Refuses To Stop Police From Arresting Ifeanyi Ubah
By Olorunfemi Ojo
Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today refused to stop the Police or any other security agencies from performing their constitutional duty.
Justice Saliu Seidu, gave this ruling in a fundamental rights application filed by oil magnate, Mr Ifeanyi Ubah who is seeking a perpetual injunction restraining the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, and the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, from arresting, investigating and prosecuting him over alleged forgery.
Mr Ubah and his oil company, Capital Oil and Gas Limited, had urged the court to restrain the respondents from the continued witch-hunt, threat of arrest and detention against him
in a matter involving lease of land and/or purchase of shares of a subsidiary of DTV Limited.
He claimed that the case is purely a
civil transaction.
But the IGP and AGF urged the court to dismiss Mr Ubah’s application for lack of merit.
They both contend that the allegation against the applicant is a criminal matter which their agencies are constitutionally empowered to
investigate and prosecute.