A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Tuesday stopped the Kogi state Commissioner of Police, Bethrand Unuoha, from arresting, harassing or in any way intimidating Mr Faruk Adejoh-Audu.
Audu is the spokesperson of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in Kogi state.
Also restrained in the order are the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Director-General of the Department of State Security (DSS) and the Kogi state director of DSS.
The restraining order against the security agents is to last till final determination of a motion on notice in an action for the enforcement of his fundamental human rights brought by Adejoh-Audu who claimed his life has come under serious threat from the defendants.
Adejoh-Audu, a veteran journalist, activist, politician and SDP spokesperson had gone to court after altercations between him and the Kogi state Police Commissioner, Unuoha, on election matters after which the later publicly threatened the spokesman to expect some unstated consequences.
The SDP spokesperson had accused the police chief of collaborating with thugs to attack the interest of his party in the recently conducted governorship election in Kogi.
But at a press conference held by the police commissioner in Lokoja, he gave Adejoh-Audu 24 hours ultimatum to substantiate his allegations or “be ready to face the consequences of his actions.”
The SDP Spokesperson took up the challenge in a 17-paragraph reply justifying his allegations.
