Human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), said efforts had begun to secure release of former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, from Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) custody.

Ozekhome said this in an interview with the Newsmen in Abuja on Thursday.

Fayose, whose tenure as governor ended on Monday, had on Tuesday reported at EFCC office in Abuja to answer to some allegations levelled against while in office as governor.

Ozekhome said “Fayose’s lawyers are already taking steps to enforce his fundamental human rights by getting him released.


“Yes, his lawyers will go to court to enforce his fundamental human rights.

“The EFCC has no right to keep him for over 24 hours.

“If they have done that by obtaining a Magistrate Court’s Order that will be in the form of “holding charge” which has been declared unconstitutional and illegal by the Supreme Court.

“Holding charge is illegal. It is unconstitutional.’’


Ozekhome said that the section of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) permitting a magistrate to detain a suspect for 14 days was illegal.

According to him, any action outside the provisions of Section 35 of the Constitution which specifically provides for 24 hours, is illegal and unconstitutional.

He explained that the ACJA allowed for detention of a suspect for 14 days, but that Section 35 of the Constitution made it clear that a person could only be detained for 24 hours.

“So, when there is a clash between the statute, like the ACJA, and the Constitution, the Constitution prevails by virtue of Section 1(3).

“If they have gotten an order for two weeks from the magistrate court, it is unconstitutional,” Ozekhome stressed.

Recalls that Ozekhome was among Fayose’s supporters who accompanied him to the EFCC on Tuesday.

He had said that the present administration was governed by constitutionalism, and that it was a constitutional democracy.

When contacted for update of Fayose, especially on the detention, Head, Media and Publicity of EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, he simply said, “there is no update at the moment.”

Source:
http://www.naijahitplay.com/2018/10/we-are-taking-steps-to-enforce-fayose.html?m=1

"By three methods we may learn wisdom, first by reflection which is noblest, second, by imitation which is simplest, third by experience which is the bitterest "- Confuscious.

Fayose chooses to learn by imitation, but posterity has brought him to learn by experience through the EFCC.

Anything Buhari is doing now is medicine after death..

countdown to #buharibacktodaura start now..

#Atiku2019

Mr man go to court
Clown!
The court of law said they are allowed to keep him for 15 more days and this one is screaming .
Sometimes I wonder how all these people that just talk anyhow without thinking . I wonder how their children feel when they see their stupid statements online .
Well, if your role model ,Fayose refuse to confess before 15 days . EFCC will obtain another one to detain him until he confess to his crimes and sign undertaking to return all th money he received from Dasuki . Or be charged to court and jailed .

They have right o cos oga at the top gave them the right!

Witchhunt Right!

this is nigeria, anything goes.


buhari had no right to go against the court orders with regards to the dasuki case but he did and nothing happened. efcc can decide to hold fayose for as long as it pleases their master and god buhari. nothing will happen.

Initial gra gra of EFCC. i thought dey said dey have done dia investigation. dey will lose d case in court

Trouble1:
Mr man go to court
Clown!
The court of law said they are allowed to keep him for 15 more days and this one is screaming .
Sometimes I wonder how all these people that just talk anyhow without thinking . I wonder how their children feel when they see their stupid statements online .
Well, if your role model ,Fayose refuse to confess before 15 days . EFCC will obtain another one to detain him until he confess to his crimes and sign undertaking to return all th money he received from Dasuki . Or be charged to court and jailed .

Oga, if the supreme court says it is illegal to keep anyone beyond 24hrs, maybe you should speak from an informed position.
No sentiments, what will two weeks give etc having been on this for the past two years?

Chuks9000:

Oga, if the supreme court says it is illegal to keep anyone beyond 24hrs, maybe you should speak from an informed position.
No sentiments, what will two weeks give etc having been on this for the past two years?

Ok

But the court has granted them two weeks to hold him.

Go and challenge the court injunction

The funny thing is that all this ipob miscreants hailing him will not come out now to help their master...chest beaters

Nobody politely lowers their voice than a guy who is asking for a girl phone number in a taxi......

Only cow has right in Nigeria.

This is illegal....

It's only in Nigeria a suspect is kept in detention while they find allegations to rope the person in.

The popular Mike


Dem dem lawyer

Fayose is a criminal and he must face the wrath of the law.. God bless PMB

oya go and release him now you disgusting, corruption supporting charge and bail lawyer.

Information reaching our crew is that the EFCC have finished shopping at Shoprite, and are on their way to Oyingbo market to shop for more evidence.

lol keep him jooh

What a lawless country!

..... But EFCC have right to keep yahoo yahoo boys for more than 24 months - PDP

They should take him to ocourt.

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Buhari Is A Torrorist.

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Kikikiki, Sha, If They Hold Him For Ten Years, 1 Cup Of Garri No Go Change Price, Is Buhari We Should Arrest From That Seat, And Atikulate Our Country

Brutish government...

Thieves....

oladele00:
Fayose is a criminal and he must face the wrath of the law.. God bless PMB

is ur pmb not a criminal ?