Eleven (11) West African nationals deported from the US have withdrawn an ex parte injunction application they filed at the High Court against Ghana, seeking to challenge their detention and subsequent repatriation.
The application, filed shortly before their removal from Ghana, was intended to halt the deportation process and compel the state to present the affected individuals in court to determine the legality of the action.
However, following their deportation, counsel for the group, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, told News reporters that his clients had no option but to discontinue the case at the Ghanaian court.
He expressed disappointment at what he described as deliberate delays within the country’s justice system.
According to Barker-Vormawor, the group is now considering seeking redress at the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja, Nigeria.
Background
The 11 persons include Nigerians Daniel Osas Aigbosa, Ahmed Animashaun, Ifeanyi Okechukwu, and Taiwo K. Lawson; Liberian national Kalu John; Togolese nationals Zito Yao Bruno and Agouda Richarla Oukpedzo Sikiratou; Gambian national Sidiben Dawda; and Malians Toure Dianke and Boubou Gassama.
They sued the Attorney-General, the Chief of Defence Staff, and the Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service at the Human Rights Division of the High Court, insisting their fundamental rights were violated.
