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Court restrains Police, Gombe govt from inviting, arresting Kera
The High Court of Justice of Gombe State has ordered the Police and the State Government to stop inviting or threatening to arrest the Publisher of Daylight Reporters, Dahiru Hassan Kera.
Justice H. H Kereng gave the order in his ruling on the case with suit no: GM/145M/2022, which has the Inspector General of Police, Commissioner of Police in Gombe State, Idris Mohammed, DSP Thomas Eric Umeadi (O/C Legal Gombe State Command), Governor of Gombe State, Attorney General of Gombe State, Hon Muhammed Gambo Magaji (Commissioner of Finance, Gombe State) as 1st – 7th respondents respectively.
According to the court order, the invitation and threats to arrest Kera is a breach of his Fundamental Rights under Sections 34, 35, 39 and 41 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights and Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
It reads, “That the invitation and threatened arrest of the Applicant by the 3rd respondent (IDRIS MOHAMMED) and officer of the 1st Respondent under the command of the 2nd Respondent and on the advice of the 4th respondent is a threatened breach of the Fundamental Rights of the Applicant especially the provision of Sections 34, 35, 39 and 41 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights and Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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“That the continued invitation and intimidation of the Applicant by the Officers/Agents of the 1st Respondent is likely infringement of his Fundamental Rights as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
“That the publication by the Applicant of 22nd May, 2021 based on the facts stated therein is not pregnant with any criminal offence whatsoever as to warrant the involvement of the 1-4 Respondents or any other police officer whatsoever.
“That the Respondents, their officers, agents, servants, privies and/or whoever is acting on their behalf is hereby ordered to stop forthwith any invitation.
