{"id":23749,"date":"2019-03-05T07:07:37","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T07:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=23749"},"modified":"2019-03-05T07:07:37","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T07:07:37","slug":"okorocha-in-fresh-trouble-as-plot-to-stop-efcc-police-search-house-fails-courts-says-igp-anti-graft-body-hav","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=23749","title":{"rendered":"Okorocha\u00a0in\u00a0Fresh\u00a0Trouble\u00a0As\u00a0Plot\u00a0To\u00a0Stop\u00a0EFCC,\u00a0Police\u00a0Search\u00a0House\u00a0Fails Courts\u00a0Says\u00a0IGP,\u00a0Anti\u00a0Graft\u00a0Body\u00a0Have\u00a0Right"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?attachment_id=23659\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23659\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23659\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OKOROCHA-259x165.png\" 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that\u00a0Okorocha\u00a0alleged\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0IGP\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0anti-graft\u00a0agency\u00a0breached\u00a0his\u00a0fundamental\u00a0human\u00a0rights\u00a0following\u00a0the\u00a0May\u00a03,\u00a02017\u00a0invasion<\/div>\n<div>Also\u00a0joined\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0suit\u00a0are\u00a0the\u00a0Commissioner\u00a0of\u00a0Police\u00a0Plateau,\u00a0the\u00a0Economic\u00a0and\u00a0Financial\u00a0Crimes\u00a0Commission\u00a0(EFCC)\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Attorney\u00a0General\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Federation\u00a0and\u00a0Minister\u00a0of\u00a0Justice.<\/div>\n<div>The\u00a0Governor\u00a0prayed\u00a0the\u00a0court\u00a0to\u00a0declare\u00a0the\u00a0action\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0police\u00a0and\u00a0EFCC\u00a0as\u00a0\u201cillegal,\u00a0null\u00a0and\u00a0void\u2019\u2019\u00a0and\u00a0award\u00a0his\u00a0client\u00a0the\u00a0sum\u00a0of\u00a0N1.25\u00a0billion\u00a0as\u00a0general\u00a0damages\u00a0because\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0no\u00a0valid\u00a0court\u00a0warrant\u00a0for\u00a0such\u00a0an\u00a0exercise.<\/div>\n<div>But\u00a0the\u00a0IGP\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0EFCC,\u00a0through\u00a0their\u00a0counsel,\u00a0Edwin\u00a0Inegbenoise\u00a0and\u00a0Muktar\u00a0Ali-Ahmed,\u00a0pleaded\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0court\u00a0to\u00a0dismiss\u00a0the\u00a0governors\u00a0application\u00a0for\u00a0lack\u00a0of\u00a0merit\u00a0since\u00a0a\u00a0court\u00a0warrant\u00a0was\u00a0obtained\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0search\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0residence\u00a0in\u00a0accordance\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0law.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Efforts\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Imo\u00a0State\u00a0Governor,\u00a0Owelle\u00a0Rochas\u00a0Okorocha\u00a0to\u00a0stop\u00a0the\u00a0police\u00a0and\u00a0Economic\u00a0Financial\u00a0Crime\u00a0Commission,\u00a0EFCC\u00a0from\u00a0searching\u00a0his\u00a0house\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0thrown\u00a0overboard\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0court\u00a0rules\u00a0otherwise. Apparently\u00a0kicking\u00a0against\u00a0invasion\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0house\u00a0by\u00a0men\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Nigeria\u00a0police\u00a0and\u00a0EFCC\u00a0for\u00a0search\u00a0purposes,\u00a0Governor\u00a0Okorocha\u00a0went\u00a0to\u00a0court\u00a0to\u00a0stop\u00a0them. But\u00a0the\u00a0outcome\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0court\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0favour\u00a0which\u00a0has\u00a0given\u00a0the\u00a0police\u00a0and\u00a0EFCC\u00a0authorities\u00a0to\u00a0search\u00a0his\u00a0residence. The\u00a0Federal\u00a0High\u00a0Court\u00a0sitting\u00a0in\u00a0Jos\u00a0has\u00a0thrown\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0N1.25\u00a0billion\u00a0damages\u00a0suit\u00a0filed\u00a0by\u00a0Gov.\u00a0Rochas\u00a0Okorocha,\u00a0against\u00a0the\u00a0Inspector-General\u00a0of\u00a0Police\u00a0(IGP)\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0EFCC. Okorocha\u00a0filed\u00a0the\u00a0suit\u00a0against\u00a0the\u00a0IGP\u00a0and\u00a0EFCC\u00a0in\u00a0November\u00a02018\u00a0for\u00a0allegedly\u00a0invading\u00a0and\u00a0ransacking\u00a0his\u00a0house\u00a0in\u00a0Jos. Delivering\u00a0judgment,\u00a0Justice\u00a0Musa\u00a0Kurya,\u00a0dismissed\u00a0Okoracha\u2019s\u00a0application\u00a0for\u00a0lacking\u00a0in\u00a0merit. \u201cEven\u00a0though\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0no\u00a0record\u00a0of\u00a0how\u00a0the\u00a0search\u00a0warrant\u00a0was\u00a0obtained\u00a0but\u00a0a\u00a0search\u00a0warrant\u00a0dated\u00a0May\u00a03,\u00a02017\u00a0from\u00a0a\u00a0Magistrate\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0attached\u00a0as\u00a0exhibit\u00a0before\u00a0this\u00a0court. \u201cWhether\u00a0due\u00a0process\u00a0was\u00a0followed\u00a0or\u00a0not\u00a0at\u00a0obtaining\u00a0the\u00a0search\u00a0warrant,\u00a0there\u00a0is\u00a0no\u00a0proof\u00a0otherwise\u00a0to\u00a0its\u00a0genuineness\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0breach\u00a0of\u00a0sections\u00a034\u00a0\u2013\u00a037\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0UN\u00a0human\u00a0rights\u00a0and\u00a0African\u00a0Charter. \u201cConsequently,\u00a0judgment\u00a0is\u00a0hereby\u00a0entered\u00a0in\u00a0favour\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0respondents.\u00a0The\u00a0applicant\u2019s\u00a0claims\u00a0are\u00a0hereby\u00a0refused. \u201cI\u00a0hereby\u00a0declare\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0application\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0applicant\u00a0lacked\u00a0merit\u00a0and\u00a0is\u00a0hereby\u00a0dismissed\u00a0and\u00a0cost\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0awarded\u00a0to\u00a0either\u00a0parties\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0suit,\u00a0\u2019\u2019\u00a0the\u00a0Judge\u00a0declared. reports has it that\u00a0Okorocha\u00a0alleged\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0IGP\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0anti-graft\u00a0agency\u00a0breached\u00a0his\u00a0fundamental\u00a0human\u00a0rights\u00a0following\u00a0the\u00a0May\u00a03,\u00a02017\u00a0invasion Also\u00a0joined\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0suit\u00a0are\u00a0the\u00a0Commissioner\u00a0of\u00a0Police\u00a0Plateau,\u00a0the\u00a0Economic\u00a0and\u00a0Financial\u00a0Crimes\u00a0Commission\u00a0(EFCC)\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Attorney\u00a0General\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Federation\u00a0and\u00a0Minister\u00a0of\u00a0Justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frontpage"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Okorocha\u00a0in\u00a0Fresh\u00a0Trouble\u00a0As\u00a0Plot\u00a0To\u00a0Stop\u00a0EFCC,\u00a0Police\u00a0Search\u00a0House\u00a0Fails Courts\u00a0Says\u00a0IGP,\u00a0Anti\u00a0Graft\u00a0Body\u00a0Have\u00a0Right -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=23749\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Okorocha\u00a0in\u00a0Fresh\u00a0Trouble\u00a0As\u00a0Plot\u00a0To\u00a0Stop\u00a0EFCC,\u00a0Police\u00a0Search\u00a0House\u00a0Fails Courts\u00a0Says\u00a0IGP,\u00a0Anti\u00a0Graft\u00a0Body\u00a0Have\u00a0Right -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Efforts\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Imo\u00a0State\u00a0Governor,\u00a0Owelle\u00a0Rochas\u00a0Okorocha\u00a0to\u00a0stop\u00a0the\u00a0police\u00a0and\u00a0Economic\u00a0Financial\u00a0Crime\u00a0Commission,\u00a0EFCC\u00a0from\u00a0searching\u00a0his\u00a0house\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0thrown\u00a0overboard\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0court\u00a0rules\u00a0otherwise. 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