ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has been
granted liberal bail by a Federal High Court in
Abuja and is to be immediately released by
the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission.
Adegbe had gone to court to plead that his
fundamental human rights were being infringed
upon with his continued unlawful detention after
he was arrested by the anti-graft agency.
He had also demanded a N100 million
compensation and a written apology.
Justice Yusuf Halilu, giving his ruling on the
case on Tuesday, March 1 ordered the EFCC to
release Adegbe but declined his request for
compensation and a written apology.
Before the judge delivered his judgement, Ogwu
Onoja (SAN) Adegbe’s lawyer had informed the
court that the EFCC had transferred Adegbe
from its custody to the Army after the hearing
of the suit on Thursday, February 25.
Ogwu revealed that after the said hearing, the
EFCC which claimed to be holding his client on
the instruction of the Army, granted him bail on
conditions that were practically impossible to
meet.
However, counsel to EFCC, Benda Musu denied
knowledge of any such transfer of custody as
alleged by Ogwu.
The judge further declared the incarceration of
the plaintiff since Thursday, February 11 without
filing charges against him as unconstitutional
and illegal while also scolding the EFCC
for “reducing itself to the police station or
detention centre of the Nigerian Army”.
He noted that the EFCC contradicted itself by
stating that it was investigating alleged arms
procurement scam for which Adegbe was
apprehended but at another time claimed that
the plaintiff was being held on the instruction of
the Army.
The judge said: “While respondent (EFCC) is
dancing makossa in one side, it is singing
another song on the other side.”
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