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A Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Nigeria Police Force from tendering DNA test results against the former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki (SAN).
Turaki had been charged with false marriage, adultery, and other related offences following the paternity dispute with Ms Hadiza Musa Baffa after an alleged cohabiting between December 2014 and August 2016.
Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the matter to enable the police to file their response showing cause why an earlier application by Turaki to stop the tendering of the DNA results.
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The judge had earlier on February 18 refused Turaki’s motion because the respondents ought to be put on notice.
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The lawyer for the NPF, Inspector General of Police and the DCP Rita Oki Oyintare, M.L. Anthony had pleaded the court for an adjournment to enable him to file the motion to show cause.
However, counsel to Baffa, Usman Chamo, confirmed that they had filed an affidavit to show cause and a counter affidavit to the originating motion.
In the motion dated February 11, 2025, Turaki had sought an order of interim injunction restraining the respondents from presenting, using, or relying on the purported DNA paternity test result procured from DNA Labs Limited or any other DNA laboratory on Nov. 5, 2024, or any other date thereafter.
The ex-minister claimed that DCP Oyintare had invited and detained him for 6 hours at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) at Garki Area 10, Abuja to compel him to give a swab sample for the DNA test, adding that despite his protests, his “swab sample was collected by a purported scientist at the behest of the 3rd respondent” before he was allowed to go home around 10 pm on that day.
The matter has been adjourned to February 28 for further hearing.
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