By our reporter/ The federal government is considering filling fresh charges against Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Igboho in an effort to get justice, minister of justice, Abubakar Malami has said.
Malami made the disclosure on Wednesday in reaction to the judgement of an Oyo State High Court that awarded N20bn damages in favour of the Yoruba nation agitator.
“We are doing the needful in terms of looking at the law as it exists, and then working within the context of the law in ensuring that justice is done as far as the contending issues between the parties are concerned,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States.
Alabingo.com last Friday reported that Oyo state high court presided over by Justice Ladiran Akintola ordered the Federal Government to pay the sum of N20 billion in damages to Igboho following the invasion of his house in Ibadan, and the damage done to his property by DSS operatives.
But reacting to the ruling, the minister questioned the jurisdiction of the court and hinted that the government would not rule out filing fresh charges against Igboho.
“As far as the Federal Government is concerned, it is about law. It is about jurisdiction; as far as this matter is concerned, which court is it that has the jurisdiction to determine it?” he queried.
“But then, you have to understand within the context of such obedience that there are associated rights and interests that are vested in the Federal Government – inclusive of rights of appealing against a judgement, inclusive of the right to file an application for setting aside the purported judgement and order.
“And indeed, inclusive of the possibility of filing a fresh action, if indeed the jurisdiction of the court that was alleged to have indeed handed that judgement is an issue.”
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