A High Court in Gombe has stopped the state government and the police from arresting the publisher of Daylight Reporters, Dahiru Hassan – Kera, who was declared a “persona non grata” by the government.
In his ruling on the case with suit no: GM/145M/2022, the judge, H.H Kerang, said the invitation and threats to arrest the publisher are a breach of the publisher’s fundamental rights.“The continued invitation and intimidation of the Applicant by the Officers/Agents of the 1st Respondent is likely an infringement of his Fundamental Rights as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution .
“The Respondents are hereby perpetually restrained by themselves, agents, officers, servants, and/or privies acting on their behalf, from harassing, restricting the movement or freedom of expression, the press and violation of any of his Fundamental Rights as guaranteed under the 1999 Constitution in relating to the case in this application,” the judge said.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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