The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, and the Nigeria Police Force to grant Adeniyi Adeyemi unimpeded access to lawyers of his choice.
Adeyemi is linked to the alleged fake Presidential Foreign
Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu issued the order on Thursday while
ruling on an ex parte application in a fundamental rights enforcement suit
filed by Adeyemi through his lawyer, M.B. Abdulazeez.
The court ordered that for as long as Adeyemi remains in
custody, he should be allowed access to legal practitioners of his choosing at
all reasonable hours.
Adeyemi had also sought other reliefs, including bail,
release from detention and access to medical treatment by health practitioners
of his choice.
His legal team further asked the court to restrain the
respondents, including their officers and agents, from interrogating him or
requiring him to make, adopt or sign any statement without a lawyer of his
choice being present.
However, Justice Egwuatu declined to grant the other reliefs
at the ex parte stage, holding that the respondents should first be heard.
The judge subsequently gave the AGF and the police 72 hours
to show cause why the remaining reliefs sought by Adeyemi should not be
granted.
The matter was adjourned until September 9 for the
respondents to show cause.
Adeyemi had earlier been declared wanted in connection with
allegations surrounding the purported PFIPC scandal.
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