Justice Alexander Owoeye of a Federal High Court, Lagos has restrained all security agencies in Nigeria from inviting, interrogating and arresting Mr. Adeolu Adeboye, the son of General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), and others over the dispute that arose from payment of N8.7 billion contract.

The security agencies affected by the court order are: The Inspector-General of Police (IGP); Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG); Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission (ICPC), and the State Security Service (SSS) and others.

The judge also ordered all financial institutions in the country to allow Adeolu and others who are directors of Ronchess Global Resources unfettered access to their bank accounts.

Justice Owoeye made above orders and some declarations last Friday while delivering judgment in a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by all the directors of the company in a suit marked FHC/L/CS/1211/2024.

Other directors of the company named in the suit are Tafida Yusuf, Adebosin Temitope, Josephine Uruevo, Leon Kelly, Okafor Akalaka, Waziri Habibah Adamu, Captain Niyi Ogunowo, Ukuevo Jackson and Adeboye Adebimpe.

Other respondents in the suit are Kaduna State Government and Kaduna State House of Assembly.

In the judgment, the judge further declared that “the invitation of the applicants by the respondents vide the letter dated 27th day of June, 2024, with Ref No: CR:3000/EFCC/HQ/SDC3/DAK/VOL.4/123 at the instance, behest and/or instigation of the 5th and 6th Respondents, in respect of the contracts awarded to Ronchess Global Resources Plc. which are presently subject of a pending civil action filed at the Kaduna State High Court constituted as Suit No; KDH/KAD/594/2024: Ronchess Global Resources Plc, Kaduna State Government, Kaduna State House of Assembly & 2 ors, amounts to a flagrant violation of the Applicant’s fundamental rights guaranteed under sections 34, 35, 36 and 41 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and Articles 4, 5, 6, 7 and 12 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, CAP 10, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990 and is therefore illegal, unconstitutional, null and void.

“A declaration that the oral invitation of the applicants by the 2nd – 4th respondent, and 8th Respondent at the instance, behest and/or instigation of the 5th and 6th Respondents, in respect of the civil contracts awarded to Ronchess Global Resources Plc. which are presently subject of a pending civil action filed at the Kaduna State High Court constituted as Suit No: KDH/KAD/594/2024: Ronchess Global Resources Pic vy. Kaduna State Government, Kaduna State House of Assembly & 2 ors, amounts to a flagrant violation of the Applicant’s fundamental rights guaranteed under sections 34, 35, 36 and 41 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and Articles 4, 5, 6, 7 and 12 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, CAP 10, Laws of the Federation of the 1990 and is therefore illegal, unconstitutional, null and void.”

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