The Federal Excessive Courtroom sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, prolonged the order limiting members within the #EndBadGovernance protest to the Moshood Abiola Nationwide Stadium in Abuja.
Ruling on the case, the presiding choose, Justice Oriji prolonged the order following an utility to that impact as argued by Dr Ogwu James Onoja, SAN, on behalf of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
Throughout the proceedings, all 11 defendants had been absent and unrepresented by authorized counsel.
Nonetheless, the FCT Minister’s lawyer alerted the choose to an announcement by one of many respondents, Damilare Adenola, who had threatened that the nationwide protests could be prolonged past the preliminary 10 days.
The counsel argued that because the respondents weren’t in courtroom and nobody knew their subsequent plan of motion, it could be to increase the order to make sure that the peace of the FCT was not unjustly disrupted.
In a quick ruling, Justice Oriji granted the request and affirmed that the order of July 31, 2024, stays legitimate and in pressure.
The choose subsequently fastened August 22, 2024, for listening to of the movement on discover.
On July 31, Justice Oriji granted an ex-parte utility filed by Onoja on behalf of the FCT Minister, issuing an interim injunction to forestall the 5 leaders of the protest teams from assembling or parading on any roads, streets, workplaces, or public areas throughout the FCT from August 1 to August 10, or past, till the movement on discover could possibly be heard and determined.
He had additionally utilized for an additional order of interim injunction mandating the safety companies to forestall the protesting leaders from gathering or parading themselves alongside any street, workplaces, or public premises throughout the FCT between August 1 and 10, pending the listening to of his movement on discover.
The minister acknowledged that whereas the federal authorities was not against the protest, intelligence, and safety reviews steered that sure leaders of the protest deliberate to take advantage of the demonstration to create chaos, inflict severe injury on public amenities, impede roadways, and disrupt public peace.
