By Daniel Dauda, Jos



A  High Court 4 sitting in Jos, Plateau State Capital,under Justice Musa Ashom has adjourned to 29th September, 2020 for ruling on applications of fundamental abuse of human right by the Nigeria Police,Department of state security(DSS) and Federal Republic of Nigeria over constant harassment and invitation of  Dr.Obadiah Mailafiya.


Dr. Mailafia said that his life is in danger. Noting that he has been invited by the DSS (for the 3rd time in less than two months) to appear before it on Monday next week. 

Theformer CBN deputy Governor  who recently resigned his appointment at National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS, Kuru also believed that some political forces wanted to silence him forever.

“I have once again  (for the 3rd time) been ordered to appear before the DSS at their Jos HQ this coming Monday 14th September,  at 11.00 am.  This is in addition to our battle in court,  as my lawyer appears  before a Jos High Court today Friday the 11th, seeking a restraining order against the DIG Criminal Investigations Department (CID) who are also pursuing me”, Dr. Mailafia said. 

Hefurther expressed dismay as he has been subjected to criminal investigation in his homeland for  speaking the truth having spent over 20 years teaching abroad with unblemished record.

 “I spent over 20 years of my working life abroad as a university teacher, banker and international civil servant with unblemished record.

“I have no criminal record — not even a parking ticket. Sadly,  it is in my own fatherland that I’m being subjected to criminal investigation and such extreme political persecution.  

 “Please, pray for me. I have reasons to believe that my life is in danger and that some powerful political forces want to silence me forever. For speaking the truth.  

For speaking on behalf of the holy martyrs — of thousands of innocent children, women, elderly and youths that have been killed in our beloved country. 

Mailafia lamented that It is only in our benighted country that a man who speaks from his conscience can be hounded like a common criminal.

Dr. Mailafia has been in the radar of the security operatives after granting a radio FM intervuew about two months ago and alleged among other allegations that a sitting governor from the North is a commander of deadly Boko Haram.

He was invited twice to DSS and twice he was discharged unconditionally. Thereafter, the criminal investigation unit of the Police asked him to appear before it (about two weeks ago) for criminal investigation. Mailafia declined the invitation and approached the Jos High Court seeking a restrained order against the Police.

When the matter Comes for hearing,Counsel to the Plaintiff, Pius Akubo,SAN,told the Court that the re-invitations  of his client by the Nigeria Police Force, DSS,is a threat to his fundamental human right.

, SAN, said  the motion   dated 8th September, 2020 and was filed 9th September, 2020 seeking for the three pleading in paragraphs 1-10  of the affidavit supported of the originating application.Akubo

He explained that the grounds of the application is that Dr. Mailafiya has already been invited by the DSS in furtherance to the 9th August, 2020 which is brutal killing in North-Central Nigeria and the world.

According to him, instead of embarking on thorough investigation into the issue, federal government are constantly harassing him under a matter touching on security of lives and properties of vulnerable Nigerian.

He submitted that matter involving internal is within the purview of the DSS and drew the attention of the court to section 2 of National act subsection 3a,3b act capt N74 law 2004 of the Nigeria weekly law report.

The Chairman of Nigeria Bar Association  (NBA),Barr. Yakubu Bawa( Esq ) in an interview with journalists said that their client Dr.Obadiah Mailafiya has been subjected constant invitations.

We argue it saying that as a citizen of Nigeria he dispose to invite him for interrogation within the ambit of law in section 4 doesn't give that law shouldn't allow  security personnel invite him again.

However ,Counsel to the 1st ,2nd and 3rd defendants,Barr.Lukman Fagbemi explained that the applicant came to court touching on internal security of the country seeking the court to protect his fundamental right.

He stated that the Nigeria police are on the right path.Adding, "except they (Nigeria Police) indicate that they have interior motive which is under section 4 of the police act is very clear they can carry out investigation within and outside the Nigeria."

Fagbemi maintained that nothing to say that the DSS has done and that will not warrant police to embark on their thorough investigation into the issue of interview he granted a radio station.

He urged the court to dismiss the Plaintiff's application of praying that the matter should proceed because stopping the Nigeria police from carrying or performing their function citing the case of G international Operation Ltd against Q & oil , gas service Ltd 2016 LBLR supreme court judgment.

Barr. Pius Okubo,SAN, argued that the section 115 of the evidence act cited didn't justify the use of Ezekiel K.Ojo respondent is inexcusable fact of violation of section 4 of the evidence act which imposes obligation to display the name of his in-format.

Secondly, to give reasons for inviting him for just an interview is self defeating paralyzes so you can't speak from both side of the mouth for Kashamu rushing to court to stop is an abuse of court process.

Akubo concluded that AG against Kashamu supra it is merely academic hypothetical enforcement procedure.