Court Bars EFCC From Arresting Honda Executives, Over 200 Others

The Lagos State High Court, sitting within the Lagos Judicial Division, has barred the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from arresting or detaining executives of Honda Manufacturing (Nigeria) Limited, Honda Automobile Western Africa Limited and greater than 200 different candidates over a pending investigation.

Justice Olukayode Ogunjobi granted the interim injunction on October 28, this 12 months, after the candidates’ counsel, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN), main Akinwale Irokosu A. Apara and T. Aluko, moved the applying.

The candidates comprise the 2 Honda firms, their officers, sellers, distributors, enterprise associates and different people and companies.

They approached the courtroom searching for safety of their elementary rights in reference to the EFCC investigation, citing considerations over invites for questioning, threats of arrest and detention, and alleged interference with their private liberty, freedom of motion and privateness.

The courtroom granted the primary prayer within the candidates’ movement for interim injunction, holding that the aid lined prayers two to 6.

The candidates had sought an order restraining the EFCC, its officers, brokers and anybody performing on its behalf from arresting, detaining or in any other case depriving them or their officers of their private liberty in reference to the investigation, pending the willpower of the substantive swimsuit.

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They additionally sought orders restraining the fee from compelling them or their officers to report for questioning, issuing additional invites to sure candidates, sellers, distributors and enterprise associates, or harassing, intimidating and threatening them with arrest.

‎The candidates additional requested the courtroom to restrain the EFCC from arresting or detaining sure people solely as a result of they failed or have been unable to honour additional invites issued in reference to the investigation.

They additionally sought an order stopping the fee from taking steps to limit their liberty with out complying with the Constitution, the Administration of Criminal Justice Act and different relevant legal guidelines.

The swimsuit was instituted underneath Sections 34, 35, 37, 40, 43 and 46 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, and related provisions of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act.

‎The matter was adjourned till November 13.

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