party, this Court in the absence of anything to the contrary is competent to hear
the case.
The Applicant in the case alleges that the agents of the Defendant;
i.
Without warrant invaded and barricaded his house for 24 hours,
conducted searches and carted away his properties in violation of his
rights guaranteed under the Nigerian Constitution, the African Charter on
Human and Peoples’ Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights, as well as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
ii.
From 3rd of November to 13th December, 2015 without lawful authority
blocked all access to and from his house thereby denying him access to
travel for medical care, in violation of his right to personal liberty, freedom
of movement, privacy and family life.
iii.
Re- arrested and detained him in an unknown location without charge in
total disregard of orders of Court for his release on bail, in violation of his
rights to be free from arbitrary arrest and detention.
These issues enumerated above in the opinion of this Court certainly raise
questions of fundamental human rights violations and are within the subject
matter of jurisdiction of this Court as provided for under Article 9 of the
Supplementary Protocol 2005 of this Court.
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