A Federal Capital Territory High Court in
Apo, Abuja, has lifted an injunction barring former President Olusegun Obasanjo
from publishing his autobiography, ‘My Watch’.
Justice Valentine Ashi ordered on
the release of the books which had been in the custody of the Nigerian
Customs Service.
The books were intercepted by the Nigerian
Customs on the strength of the court injunction which was granted on December
10, 2014.
But Justice Valentine Ash set aside the
order of injunction on Monday upon an application by Obasanjo, through his
lawyer, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN).
The court asked the customs not to collect
demurrage on the books for the period they had overspent in their custody.
The court upheld Agabi’s argument that the applicant, a Peoples
Democratic Party chief in Ogun State, Buruji Kashamu, who is currently pursuing
a N20bn libel suit against Obasanjo in
the same court, suppressed vital facts to obtain the order.
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