The Federal High Court Abuja, has dismissed the suit filed by Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa seeking to stop the ICPC from investigating him over the comment he made during the valedictory session of the 9th National Assembly.
Justice Inyang Ekwo in his Jusgdment, while noting that the suit lacked merit, stated that Bulkachuwa, being a lawmaker, ought to have understood the implications of the statement he made on the floor of the Senate.
The trial judge also stated that It is the duty of every law-abiding citizen to assist and cooperate with law enforcement agencies in their quest to carry out their statutory function.
The Judge held that It is only where a law enforcement agency breaches the fundamental right of a citizen in the process of carrying out their statutory function, then a cause of action could be said to have arisen.
