Ade Adesomoju, Abuja
A High Court of the Federal Capital
Territory in Apo, Abuja, on Wednesday dismissed a fundamental human
rights enforcement suit filed by a former Minister of Aviation Mr. Femi
Fani-Kayode, seeking an order releasing him from the custody of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Fani-Kayode, the
spokesperson for the then Peoples Democratic Party’s Presidential
Campaign Organisation for the 2015 election, had filed the suit
following his arrest by the EFCC on May 9, 2016 with respect to criminal
allegations relating to diversion of funds meant for arms procurement
to political campaigns.
The anti-graft agency arraigned him
alongside a former Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman, who was the
Director of Finance of the campaign organisation and others for money
laundering before a Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday.
Justice
Olukayode Adeniyi delivering judgment on the suit filed by Fani-Kayode
to challenge his detention by the EFCC, held that the legal action
lacked merit.
The judge held that the detention was not illegal since it was backed by an order of court.
Justice
Adeniyi, however, faulted the practice by the EFCC of arresting and
detaining a suspect for the purposes of investigation.
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