Erstwhile Aide-de-Camp to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Col. Ojogbane Adegbe, has dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to a Federal Territory High Court in Gudu, demanding N100m as compensation for unlawful detention by the anti-graft agency.
In suit number CV/995/16 filed on behalf of the plaintiff by his counsel, Ogwu Onoja, SAN, on February 17, 2016, he said that he has been detained by the EFCC since February 11 without any charges.
He contended as follows in the suit :
(a) that the EFCC by his continued detention is in violation of his right to personal liberty and freedom of movement guaranteed under Sections 35 and 41 of the 1999 Constitution.
(b) that the EFCC’s action violated Articles 5, 6 and 12 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
Recall that Col Adegbe was summoned by Army authorities from the United Kingdom where he was attending a course after serving as Jonathan’s ADC to assist the EFCC in their investigation into certain transactions.
Adegbe is seeking the following reliefs from the court:
“A declaration that the arrest and continued detention of the applicant by the respondent since February 11, 2016 is unconstitutional as it offends his right to personal liberty as guaranteed by Section 35 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
“An order directing the respondent to release the applicant from unlawful detention with immediate effect.
“Or, in the alternative to Prayer 2, hereof; an order admitting the applicant to bail, pending his trial in a court of competent jurisdiction.
“N100m as general damages for unlawful detention of the applicant.
“A written apology by the respondent to the applicant.”
The suit is slated for hearing on Friday before Justice Y. Halilu.
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