Justice Donatus Okorowo’s absence at the Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday delayed the hearing of a suit filed by a group against the police over the suspension of Abba Kyari.
Although counsel to the applicant, the Incorporated Trustees of Northern Peace Foundation, Hamza N’Dantani, was in court, the court registrar apologised over the inability of the judge to sit.
The matter, which was number six on the cause list, was fixed for April 4 for hearing, but Justice Okorowo adjourned the matter till yesterday for hearing.
However, some activists under the aegis of Citizens Advocacy Centre (CAC), have urged President Muhammad Buhari to reinstate Kyari to enhance the fight against kidnapping and other forms of criminality across the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the foundation, in a suit, sought to stop the police and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) from arresting and extraditing Kyari.
The suit, filed on August 9, 2021, is praying the court to grant a temporary order of injunction against the police and the AGF pending the hearing and final determination of the substantive suit.
NAN reported that the matter came up for the first time before Justice Okorowo on January 12.
