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JUSTICE Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of a Federal High Court, Lagos, has fixed April 29, 2024, for hearing in the fundamental human rights enforcement suit by a 75-year-old businessman, Taiwo Alli, and his son, Hamid Alli, against the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
Alli and his son, Hamid, had dragged the chairman of NDLEA, Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa (retd) and his officials before the court for alleged intimidation, molestation and invasion of their house in Lagos and asked the court to grant a restraining order on their behalf.
Respondents are Chairman of NDLEA; Head, NDLEA Lagos Zonal Command, Lagos State, Adetula Lawal (NDLEA Bariga Outpost), and NDLEA personnel, Adekunle Edward.
When the matter came up yesterday, counsel to Alli and his son, Kolawole Salami, told the court that hearing notices have been served on all the respondents.
Salami affirmed that in compliance with an earlier court order for substituted service on the 3rd and 4th respondents, he had complied with the order with a proof of service.
Responding, counsel to NDLEA, Lewis Ahor, said he has not personally received any court processes on behalf of the 3rd and 4th respondents.
He, however, agreed to check at his Lagos office for the processes since there was a proof of service before the court.
Following the conclusion of submission from parties, Justice Lewis-Allagoa adjourned that matter till April 29, 2024, for hearing.
In a 16-paragraph afdidavit deposed before the court, Mr Alli stated that on June 6, 2023, his son (2nd applicant) drove his friend, who came back from the United States of America to the airport to catch her flight, and on getting home about 5.30a.m., he realised that the gate of their house had been thrown open after the lock was broken.
He also discovered that his brother’s car, which was parked in the compound, had disappeared, and he immediately reported the matter at the Anthony Police Station.
According to him, the 2nd applicant with the Police officer went to the NDLEA Gbagada Outpost Office, where they were told that the car was flagged down in Ikeja and the occupant refused to park, fled and abandoned the car whereas the car was parked in the house.
He stated that the NDLEA personnel also informed the Police that, a substance suspected to be an illicit drug was found inside the car, and that was the basis of towing the car.
He stated that a few hours after his son left for work that same morning he was informed that officers from the NDLEA Gbagada outpost had come back again to pack all the belongings in the house and also broke into the apartment upstairs which belonged to his brother who leaves abroad.
He added that as a follow-up, NDLEA officials visited the 1st applicant’s place of work and residence of over 30 years and demanded for code to the safe in the office and that he called his son who released the code to them without hesitation.
He added that after opening the safe all the contents were removed including his son’s international passport, identity card, land documents and other documents belonging to his other children.
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