Andrew Yakubu, the disgraced former Group Managing Director, NNPC, in whose house over $9.8 million was recovered by the EFCC, has sued the commission for violating his fundamental rights and is demanding the sum of N1 billion as compensation.
The suit was instituted at the Federal High Court, Abuja and Justice Ahmed Mohammed has therefore fixed March 9 for hearing.
Mr Yakubu is asking the court to shield him from further investigation by the EFCC. He is also urging the court to award the sum of N1 billion against EFCC and Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, who is the second respondent, as damages and compensation, while asking the respondents to tender a public apology in two widely published national dailies, for the violation of his aforementioned rights.
At the sitting on Tuesday, the counsel to the EFCC, J. A. Ojogbane, told the court that he had filed necessary responses and ready to take the preliminary objections and counter affidavit, while counsel to the attorney general, T. A. Kazali, told the court that they just filed their processes shortly before the court sitting, but were yet to be registered in the court record.
Justice Mohammed, thereafter, adjourned for hearing on the motion.