A Federal Excessive Courtroom sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, mounted March 22 to rule on the bail utility filed by detained President of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo.
Justice Inyang Ekwo mounted the date after counsel for Bodejo, Mohammed Sheriff, and the Lawyer-Common of Federation (AGF)’s lawyer, Y.A. Imana, adopted their processes and introduced their arguments for and towards the movement.
The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) reviews that Justice Ekwo had, on March 5, mounted Wednesday for the listening to of Bodejo’s movement on discover, in search of his unconditional launch from the custody of the Defence Intelligence Company (DIA).
The decide mounted the date following the Federal Authorities’s failure to provide Bodejo in courtroom for arraignment after the expiration of the seven-day order directing the FG to file fees towards him.
Justice Ekwo had, on Feb. 22, gave the Federal Authorities seven days to file cost towards the detained Bodejo.
The decide gave the order after the expiration of the sooner order granted the workplace of the AGF to remand Bodejo for 15 days within the custody of DIA pending conclusion of his investigation.
The Federal Authorities, in a movement ex-parte marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/141/2024, had sought an order to remand Bodejo, the only respondent, within the NIA custody pending conclusion of investigation and arraignment in courtroom.
The movement was dated and filed Feb. 5 by M.B. Abubakar, Director, Public Prosecution of the Federation within the workplace of the AGF and Minister of Justice.
Bodejo was stated to have been arrested on Jan. 23 in Malia, Nasarawa State and stored in custody.
His arrest was predicated on the alleged elevating up an armed militia in detriment of the nation’s unity opposite to the structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Based on the FG, the suspect is being investigated for offences which represent menace to nationwide safety beneath the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition Act, 2022).
Upon resumed listening to on Wednesday, Sheriff instructed the courtroom that the matter was slated for the listening to of their utility and that topic to comfort of the courtroom, he was able to proceed.
Responding, Imana too stated she was able to proceed on behalf of the federal government.
“What had been you prepared about? What’s the standing order of this courtroom?” the decide requested Imana.
The FG’s lawyer then defined that the courtroom ordered the prosecution to file a cost towards the defendant and that he needs to be arraigned.
“The cost has been filed yesterday my lord and we’re ready for the discharge of the defendant to us,” she added.
“Are you able to hear your self. The courtroom requested you to file a cost?
“The place is the proof to point out trigger that you’ve complied with the order of courtroom?” Justice Ekwo requested.
Sheriff, nevertheless, disagreed with Imana on her submission {that a} cost had been filed.
Based on the defence counsel, the purported one rely cost shouldn’t be correctly earlier than the courtroom because it violates Orders 3 and 4 of the Federal Excessive Courtroom Felony Apply Path, 2013.
“I’ve not seen the cost they file. So allow us to not go there,” the decide replied Sheriff.
In the meantime, whereas shifting the movement, Sheriff stated their utility, dated Feb. 26, was introduced pursuant to related legal guidelines.
He stated the appliance sought an order admitting Bodejo to bail pending when he could be charged earlier than a reliable courtroom.
He stated the movement was supported by a 14-paragraph affidavit they usually relied on all of the averments.
Sheriff stated in response to the prosecution’s counter affidavit, an additional and higher affidavit was filed on March 8, together with a reply on factors of legislation.
“We urge your lordship to magnanimously admit him to bail pending when the arraignment earlier than a courtroom of competent jurisdiction,” he prayed.
On her half, Imana stated the prosecution filed a four-paragraph counter affidavit dated March 6 in opposition to the bail plea.
She stated they relied on all of the averments and adopted it as their arguments in asking the courtroom to dismiss Bodejo’s plea for bail as a result of the matter bordered on nationwide safety points.
Justice Ekwo adjourned the matter till March 22 for ruling.
