Abiodun Agbele was
reportedly arrested on June 27 for his role in the handling of over N1.219bn on
behalf of Fayose during the Ekiti State governorship election in 2014.
Justice Olukayode Adeniyi
of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Apo, Abuja, will on
Friday hear the N500m suit filed by an ally of Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State,
Abiodun Agbele, seeking an order releasing him from the custody of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The money was said to have
been part of the N4.7bn that was siphoned from the Office of the National
Security Adviser and deposited into the bank account of a company belonging to
the sons of a former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro.
In his suit filed on his
behalf by his lawyers – Mike Ozekhome (SAN) and Olalekan Ojo – Agbele urged the
court to declare his arrest and detention unlawful and award N500m as
compensatory damages against the EFCC for his unlawful arrest and detention.
Agbele argued, in the
fundamental rights enforcement suit, that his arrest and continued detention
beyond the 48 hours allowed by the Constitution, amounted to violation of his
rights to freedom of liberty, human dignity and the right to acquire and own
properties.
He said unless and except
the court comes to his rescue, the EFCC will continue to infringe on his rights
to freedom of liberty.
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