REPRESENTATION OF THE PARTIES. Festus A. Ogwuche Esq. For the Plaintiff 1) Dayo Apata Esq 2) O.S. Kara Esq For the Defendant FACTS AS PRESENTED BY THE PLAINTIFF The Plaintiff is a citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and a Legal Practitioner with his law firm situate at No. 2 Okporo Road, first artillery, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State Nigeria. The Defendant is a Member State of the ECOWAS and signatory to its Treaty, Protocols and Conventions. The Plaintiff filed this application for the violation of his fundamental human rights through an unwarranted and unlawful seizure and impoundment of his call to bar certificates, withholding his access, possession and use of documents which constitute his license and authority to practice law in Nigeria by agents of the Defendant (Economic and Financial Crimes Control Commission). The Plaintiff states that he is a well-known public commentator, critic and analyst and almost on daily basis appears on radio stations, television networks, prints and social media and makes comments particularly on good governance, democracy, 2