Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, refused to grant former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha’s request for an order restraining the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the state probe panel from investigating him for alleged fraud.
The judge stated this shortly after Okorocha’s counsel, Oba Maduabuchi (SAN) asked the court to make an order stopping the parties in the suit from going ahead with the probe pending the determination of the matter.
Though counsel to the 1st defendant (EFCC) was not in court, counsel to 2nd and 48th defendants, J.M. Madu, quickly interjected that the probe panel had not commenced sitting.
Madu assured the court that he would inform the Attorney-General of Imo State about the development and would urge them to respect the court not to begin sitting until the suit was determined.
Justice Mohammed then held that it would be of no use to grant a restraining order since Madu had undertaken to tell the parties not to go ahead with the probe pending when the matter would be determined.
