Exposed: Judge Who Restricted Abuja Protesters To Stadium Is Wike’s Kinsman

The Judge who gave the order restricting protesters of the just concluded #EndBadGovernance demonstration to MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja, allegedly hails from Obi Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, like Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

Osun Defender reports that the judge, Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, gave the order a few hours before the commencement of the protests.

Oriji issued the order while delivering a ruling on an ex-parte application brought before the court by Wike, and argued by Ogwu Onoja.

A Professor of Practice in International Human Rights Law at the Fletcher School at Tufts University, Chidi Odinkalu, made the revelation on Sunday.

“I didn’t really want to be the person saying it, but the @fcthighcourt judge who gave the order to kettle #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters in the Moshood Abiola Stadium just happened to come from the same village as the Minister of the FCT, the plaintiff. Calculate the odds!” the professor tweeted.

https://x.com/ChidiOdinkalu/status/1822624082443067566

It would be recalled that Wike applied for an interim injunction restraining the leaders of the protesting groups from gathering or parading along any road, streets, offices, or public premises within the FCT from August 1-10, or any other day thereafter, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.

The respondents in the suit are Omoyele Sowore, Damilare Adenola, Adama Ukpabi, Tosin Harsogba, persons unknown, and the Inspector-General of Police, among others.

 

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In his ruling, Justice Oriji acknowledged that the protesters had the right to protest but restricted them to the stadium due to the concerns expressed by the FCT minister.