The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, the Department of State Services and other anti-corruption agencies involved in the probe of the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, that they cannot probe him.
The court handed down the ruling on Tuesday based on two separate fundamental rights enforcement suits before it by Saraki.
Saraki is challenging the decision of the EFCC to seize his houses.
Ruling on an ex parte application filed along with the substantive suit by Saraki, Justice Taiwo Taiwo ordered the anti-corruption body and the other five respondents to the suit to stay action on the probe pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed by the applicant.
Justice Taiwo made the order after Saraki’s lawyer, Sunday Onubi, moved the application.
The six respondents in the suit affected by the restraining order are the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu; Code of Conduct Tribunal; DSS; EFCC; and ICPC.