Court Orders Military to Desist from Detaining or Arresting Tinubu

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu yesterday secured an interim injunction of a Federal High Court in Lagos, protecting him from possible arrest and detention by the Nigerian Army.

Justice John Tsoho, who granted the order, specifically restrained the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah from “arresting, detaining, harassing or intimidating the applicant.”

The judge further barred the defendants from laying siege on Tinubu’s house at number 26, Bourdillon Street, Ikoyi, Lagos.

On March 24^th 2015, through his counsel, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), Tinubu prayed the court for an order restraining the defendants from hindering him from participating in the 2015 general elections.

The applicant further sought the leave of the court to serve the defendants with the court papers outside of jurisdiction at the Ministry of Defence, Area 10, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The court granted the order as prayed by the applicant and subsequently adjourned till March 31, 2015, for hearing in the substantive suit.