A Federal High Court in Abuja, has ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), to release the international passport of Dr. Peter Odili, a former Governor of Rivers state.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, who delivered the judgement today, described the seizure as illegal and unconstitutional.
NIS operatives had seized Odili’s passport upon his arrival from a trip to the United Kingdom on 20 June, 2021 based on a request from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Ekwo in his ruling, said no citizen of the country should be treated like that, irrespective of class or social status.
