The ECOWAS court has declared as unlawful the arrest and subsequent detention of the spokesperson of the New Force Movement, Shalimar Abbiusi.
Shalimar was arrested in December 2023 for allegedly presenting false documents of being a student of the Ghana Christian University College to obtain a residence permit.
Shalimar later in October filed a case against the IGP and Attorney-General at the ECOWAS Court.
New Force Movement in a statement on November 22, 2024 said the court ruled that the rearrest and "illegal deportation" of Ms.