Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has returned to the court registry a fundamental rights suit filed by the detained self-styled Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi.
The court declined to proceed with the hearing after establishing that the 72-hour period granted to the respondents to show cause had not expired.
The matter came up before the judge for the respondents to show cause why Adeyemi’s remaining reliefs should not be granted.
However, Justice Egwuatu held that the stipulated 72-hour period was still running and could not proceed with the hearing at that stage.
The development effectively stalled proceedings on the fundamental rights application pending further steps by the respondents.
The court consequently returned the suit to the registry for reassignment.
Adeyemi had filed the fundamental rights action challenging aspects of his detention and seeking reliefs from the court.
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