Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting at Jabi has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to immediately release the detained former Aide de Camp to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Colonel Ojogbane Adegbe, on bail.
The court directed that Adegbe, who has been in detention since February 11, should be granted bail on “very liberal terms” pending when a charge is filed against him.
The ruling by the court was sequel to fundamental rights enforcement application the detainee, through his team of lawyers, led by Ogwu Onoja (SAN), filed before the court.
But the court did not grant the applicant’s prayer for N100 million compensation to be paid to him.
The Judge said it was “unconstitutional and illegal” for the EFCC to keep the applicant in custody without a valid charge pending against him before a court of competent jurisdiction.
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