An Ihiala High court in Anambra state presided over by Justice B.A.
Ogbuli, on Friday restrained agents of the state government under the
auspices of Waste Management Agency (ASWAMA), from invading
,intimidating and harassing Mr Greg Offodile,a lawyer, in any guise.
The Waste Management Agency had last week allegedly invaded the law
firm of Offodile at Aroma junction and threatened to cart away his
office movable property for not paying revenue to the Agency.
As a result of this,Offodile had to drag the Agency and two others to
court for violating his fundamental rights.
Justice Ogbuli ordered as follows "that I hereby restrain the
respondents (Mr. E.F. Ogbogu, Mr. Phil Chinwuba and Anambra State
Waste Management Authority), particularly the 3rd respondent (Anambra
State Waste Management Authority), their employees, agents, servants,
privies or officers from invading or continuing to invade the 1st
applicant's law firm situate at No. 5, Secretariat Road, Aroma
Junction, Awka in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State
pending the determination of the substantive suit"
"That for avoidance of doubt, the respondents are restrained by
themselves, their agents, employees or officers from seizing or
carting away the movable property (ies) of the applicants pending the
determination of the substantive suit"
"That leave is hereby granted the applicants to serve the originating
process and any other process (es) on the respondents by depositing
the process (es) meant for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd respondents with any
registered courier service company for service of same on any employee
at the 3rd respondent's office at Government House, Awka, Anambra
State"
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