Some suspected Boko Haram financiers have dragged the
Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar
Malami, before a Federal High Court in Abuja with 53 different suits
challenging what they termed their unlawful detention by the government of
Nigeria.
In the cases instituted separately, the alleged Boko Haram
financiers are claiming that the Federal Government is violating their
individual fundamental human rights by detaining them beyond the stipulated
constitutional period and without initiating criminal charges against them for
whatever crimes.
They are seeking an order of court to terminate their
alleged unlawful incarceration and monetary compensation from the government
for curtailing their rights to freedom of movement in breach of their
constitutionally guaranteed rights and losses in their businesses.
Plaintiffs who have been in the custody of security agents
for over a month are Bureau de Change Operators alleged to have been using
their services to advance the cause of Boko Haram terrorists.
The AGF is however claiming that the plaintiffs were hauled
into detention on account of allegedly offering material and financial support
to the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists unleashing mayhem on Nigerian citizens
mainly in the North Eastern part of the country.
Malami, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), alleged that the
plaintiffs have been providing finance and resources to the terrorists thereby
sustaining them in the heinous crimes against the government of the federation.
The AGF is further claiming that the suspects are being
detained on the valid order of court pending completion of investigation into
their activities to determine the level of their individual complicity.
However at the Federal High Court, where their cases were
listed for mention before a vacation judge, Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed, some
of the suits were consolidated due to their similarities in claims against the
Federal Government.
Justice Mohammed, whose period as a vacation judge
terminated today and is set to proceed for a national assignment outside
Nigeria, fixed September 1.2021 for further mention of the matters.
He ordered parties in the suits to file and exchange
processes as required by law to facilitate quick determination of issues in
dispute.
Malami had, during the last Eid el Kabir sallah, told the
media inside the Presidential Villa that over 40 alleged financiers of Boko
Haram suspects have been found and promised that the Federal Ministry of
Justice would put them on trial after completion of their interrogation.
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