A tailor, Hadiza Usman, has filed a legal suit against the wife of the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS) over alleged threat to life.
Also joined in the suit before the FCT High Court in Apo, Abuja is the DSS FCT Director.
Usman prayed the court presided over by Justice Sylvanus Oriji on Wednesday to enforce his fundamental rights pursuant to Order 4 Rule 7, Order 5 Rule 7 and Order 11 of the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedures) Rules 2009 and Section 33 of the Constitution if the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
The motion prayed the court to make an interim order restraining the respondents by themselves, agents, employees, operatives, detectives from further threatening the life of the applicant or putting her life in jeopardy either by their actions or inaction pending the determination of the application.
The applicant further sought the leave of the court for the originating processes and all processes to be served on the second to fourth respondents by substituted means.
The court heard that masked DSS operatives on May 5 forcefully gained entrance into the claimant’s premises at 36 Gnassingbe Eyadema Street, Asokoro, Abuja and tortured, maltreated and threatened her life and those of other members of her family.
Usman claimed that she had been making clothes for Mrs Magaji without any problems.
“I made more than 30 pieces and she later brought 12 pieces of fabrics for sewing on February 22.
“I delivered some of the clothes on April 9 while the rest were delivered the following day.
“She opened the clothes I returned one by one that day to confirm whether they were complete. A week later, she called me to tell me that three of her headscarves were missing.
“She called me a thief, threatening that she was going to deal with me if the scarves were not provided,” she alleged.
The judge granted the applicant the leave to serve the respondents through substituted means.
The case was adjourned until July 2 for hearing of the application.
