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Justice M. I Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Warri has fixed February 27, to deliver ruling on the application for bail variation filed by counsel to the Delta State Take-It-Back Movement (TIB) Coordinator, Ighorhiohwu Aghogho, detained for over 20 months over his call to probe child trafficking by government officials in the State.
Delivering the judgment on Tuesday, Mr Ekwo held that there are situations where the court is permitted to exercise jurisdiction, to set aside its own judgement.
Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the January 20, 2022 judgment delivered by a sister court in Warri, Delta State was obtained by fraud and lack of service of process on the media station as required by law.
A Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State has fixed January 31, 2024, to hear the application to vary the bail conditions and Notice of Preliminary objection filed by the human rights activist, Comrade Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho. Aghogho, who is the Delta State Chapter Coordinator of Take-It-Back Movement, a pro-democracy organisation, has been illegally detained in prison over an alleged cyberstalking charge. He took a fresh plea when the case came up on Monday before Justice M.I. Sani of the Federal High Court, Warri.
The newly posted and presiding Judge of the Federal High Court, Warri Judicial Division, Justice M.I. Sani has fixed Monday, January 15 to commence the de novo criminal trial of frivolous cyberstalking charges against human rights activist and Delta Take-It-Back Movement's Coordinator, Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho. A trial de novo is a type of trial in which a case is retried without the influence of the previous trial's decision. This implies that Aghogho's matter will start afresh after spending 17 months in prison.