Obanikoro, his wives, Fati and Moroophat, and his sons, Gbolahan and Babajide, had sued the anti-graft agency for what they termed an unlawful invasion of their houses and seizure of some of their properties.
They had, through their lawyer, Mr. Lawal Pedro (SAN), urged the court to declare as null and void the items seized from their houses on June 14, 2016 by the EFCC.
They also prayed the court to award N100million damages against the EFCC in their favour for the violation of their rights to privacy.
The judge noted that the applicants’ houses were searched by the EFCC based on search warrants secured by the anti-graft agency from the Lagos State Magistrates’ Court.
Justice Anka said that he could not declare the recovered items as null and void so as not to foreclose the possibility of the EFCC tendering them as exhibits in imminent criminal case against the Obanikoros.