The Federal High Court, Abuja, has said it will not grant any application
brought by the Department of State Services (DSS) until all orders of the
court are obeyed.
A vacation judge, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, made this known in Abuja when DSS
Counsel GOA Agbadua brought an application for a remand warrant Dimgba
said it would be wrong for the court to grant an application of the DSS
when it had no regard for orders of the court.
He said that he had ordered that retired Air Commodore Umar Mohammed, who
was arraigned before him, to be remanded in Kuje Prison pending the
hearing of his bail application.
“But the DSS decided to keep him in its custody against the order of the
court.’’
Dimgba also cited another instance when he ordered the service to produce
some accused persons in court but noted that the DSS had yet to comply.
“The court will not grant any application of the DSS until there is
sufficient proof that all orders of the court have been obeyed.
“It will be counter-productive for the court to take this application and
grant the reliefs sought by the DSS.
“This court hereby adjourns this application sine die until the
applicant’s counsel files an affidavit deposing to the fact that all
outstanding orders of this court on the DSS have been complied with.’’
Dimgba had berated the DSS for flaunting orders of the court, one of which
was to remand an accused person in Kuje prison.