Suswam withdraws N10bn suit against DSS, AGF
Former Benue State governor, Dr. Gabriel Suswam Wednesday
withdrew his N10 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit he filed against
the Department of State Service, its Director-General, Lawal Daura, and the
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami
(SAN) before the Abuja division of the Federal High Court.
Consequently, Justice Gabriel Kolawole struck out the suit
which was pending before his court.
When the matter came up, counsel to Suswam, Mr. Joseph Daudu
(SAN) moved an application for the withdrawal of the suit, after the
application was not opposed by counsel to the defendants, Mr. C.D Akpe.
At the court session, Suswam, who was recently released from
the custody of the Department of State Security Service (DSS) after 70 days was
present in court.
In the suit which was withdrawn, the former governor through
his counsel, Joseph Daudu (SAN) urged the court to declare that his arrest and
detention on Saturday, February 25 till date at the headquarters of the DSS
under the instructions if it’s Director-General without trial or due process
being followed violates the his fundamental human rights to personal liberty
guaranteed by sections 35(1) of the 1999 constitution and Article 5 and 6 of
the African Charter on human and people’s rights.
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