DASUKI INVITES ECOWAS COURT TO CHALLENGE HIS CONTINUOUS DETENTION

The Code of school says that it is his jurisdiction to entertain his application file that former National security adviser: Retired Col. Sambo Dasuki allege volitional office fundamental human right. This follows the preliminary objection file by the Federal Government challenging the jurisdiction of the code to entertain the matter.

Judiciary correspondent report says that retired Col. Sambo Dasuki has last month approached the ECOWAS Court to challenge his continuous detention that the Department of State Services (DSS). Behold, according to his council was to enforce his fundamental human right as assured in African Chatter of human and people’s right.

However, council to the federal government MR. TIJANI GAZANI opposed the application, arguing that the ECOWAS Court lack jurisdiction to entertain the matter since it was before Nigeria court. Mr. Tijani urges the Court to declare the Jurisdiction and the matter and dismiss the application. It is really Justice Eke say that the court has the jurisdiction to attend to cases of alleged law violation of individuals within member state. Justice Nwoke further stated that the case before Nigerian court was a criminal matter while the application file before it that Dasuki was based on his alleged human right violation. He said the objection of the jurisdiction of the court was confounded since the case was on human right and it was not before any international court.

The council to the federal government of Nigeria Mr. Tijani Gazani expressed his readiness to justify why Dasuki was still in Detention. According to a report that African chatter on human and people’s right is not only about right but to include duties, and therefore it is the duty of every Nigeria not to compromise the office of the security of the nation. The council to Col. Dasuki Chief Robert expressed satisfaction of the ruling. In the main time, the case has been adjoin to the 17^th and 18^th of the next month for hearing.

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