The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the release of the container that was bringing in former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s autobiography, “My Watch” into the country.
The NCS Comptroller-General, Dikko Abdullahi, announced this in Lagos on Thursday.
Abdullahi said that the container was released following the vacation of an FCT High Court order restraining the former president from publishing, printing or offering for sale, his autobiography: My Watch on Tuesday.
Ashi, in a ruling, upheld the argument by Obasanjo’s counsel, Kanu Agabi (SAN), that the court was misled into granting the orders on Dec. 5 and Dec.10, 2014.
The court had granted the orders on Dec. 5, 2014, restraining Obasanjo from publishing his book in the country pending the determination of suit against him by Mr Buruji Kashamu.
Despite the order of Dec. 5, Obasanjo proceeded to launch the book on Dec. 9 in Lagos, a development that prompted the court to make the orders of Dec. 10.
The NCS Comptroller-General, Dikko Abdullahi, announced this in Lagos on Thursday.
Abdullahi said that the container was released following the vacation of an FCT High Court order restraining the former president from publishing, printing or offering for sale, his autobiography: My Watch on Tuesday.
“Customs got the initial order of the court to stop the container and now that the court asks us to release the container, so be it,” he said.Justice Valentine Ashi had ordered the release of the books which had been in the custody of customs.
Ashi, in a ruling, upheld the argument by Obasanjo’s counsel, Kanu Agabi (SAN), that the court was misled into granting the orders on Dec. 5 and Dec.10, 2014.
The court had granted the orders on Dec. 5, 2014, restraining Obasanjo from publishing his book in the country pending the determination of suit against him by Mr Buruji Kashamu.
Despite the order of Dec. 5, Obasanjo proceeded to launch the book on Dec. 9 in Lagos, a development that prompted the court to make the orders of Dec. 10.
Ope o! so we get to buy the book now, we all know that our system is not straight, it has always been man know man and the influential.
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