Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja has dismissed the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the Africa Regional Manager of Binance Holdings Limited, Nadeem Anjarwalla (on the run), against the National Security Adviser and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Justice Ekwo, in a short ruling, dismissed the suit for lack of diligent prosecution.
The judge said on March 28, which was the date of the previous sitting in the matter, Anjarwalla’s counsel, Tonye Krukrubo (SAN), had sought leave to withdraw his appearance in the matter and the application was granted.
He said the matter was adjourned until Wednesday for mention but no lawyer appeared for the applicant.
The Binance executive and his colleague, Tigran Gambaryan, had filed separate human rights enforcement suits against the NSA and EFCC, seeking an order to release them from detention.
The two crypto-exchange executives, in the suits marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/355/24 and FHC/ABJ/CS/356/24, sued the ONSA and EFCC as first and second respondents.
Kukrubo, whose appearance on Wednesday was solely for Gambaryan, moved a motion seeking to amend his client-originating process, a request the EFCC lawyer, Olarewanju Adeola, opposed.
Justice Ekwo, however, granted Krukrubo’s request to amend his application.
He held that parties, by law, were entitled to amend their processes before judgment.
