Court adjourns KC Luxury’s suit challenging detention by NDLEA
The lawyer explained that Kazeem had challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court to grant the detention order, adding that the application had already been argued and the parties were awaiting the court’s ruling.
The lawyers argued that the Federal High Court’s jurisdiction to try offences under the NDLEA Act is distinct from its power to make a pre-charge remand order.
According to them, the fact that the Federal High Court has jurisdiction to try offences under the NDLEA Act does not automatically confer on it the power to remand an uncharged suspect merely to allow investigators more time to complete their investigation.
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