The High Court of Bayelsa State, located in Yenagoa, issued an order on Thursday preventing associates of Federal Capital Territory Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike, from holding a large rally in the state until the hearing and resolution of the Motion on Notice.
The rally, planned for Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State, is set for April 12, 2025.
Hon. Justice I.A. Uzakah granted the Motion Ex-Parte in Suit No. BYHC/YHC/CV/133/2025, filed by Bayelsa State’s Attorney General, Mr. Biriyai Dambo SAN.
The lead defendants in the suit are Mr. George Turnah, the head organizer of the rally, and Minister Wike. Other defendants include the Nigeria Police Force, the Inspector-General of Police, and the Commissioner of Police for Bayelsa State.
The court order states: “An order of the interim injunction is hereby made or granted restraining the 1st and 2nd Defendants, whether by themselves, their agents, associates, privies, representatives (or any person whatsoever acting at their behest), from conducting, convening, coordinating, engaging in, organizing, participating in, holding, hosting, or facilitating any political assembly, rally meeting, or gathering within Bayelsa State, for the purpose of solidarity, hosting, and celebrating the 2nd Defendant in Bayelsa State, pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice for Interlocutory Injunction.”
The case has been adjourned to April 11, 2025, for hearing.
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