A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Apo, Abuja, has said the detention of former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was in order.
Fani-Kayode, who served as spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation, has been in EFCC custody for his alleged complicity in money laundering activities.He was arraigned on Tuesday, with some others, at a Federal High Court in Lagos, on money laundering charges.
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 a court order.
But Justice Adeniyi, however, faulted the practice by the EFCC of arresting and detaining a suspect for the purposes of investigation.
The Ex Aviation Minister filed a fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed seeking an order, releasing him from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
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