There were fears on Monday over the
health of the Chairman of Bi-Courtney
Limited, Dr. Wale Babalakin, with the
increased presence of riot policemen at a
ward of the Lagos University Teaching
Hospital, where the businessman is
currently on admission.
It was learnt that the heavy presence of the
security operatives followed an alleged
directive from the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, to arrest him.
Although authorities at LUTH, Idi-Araba,
Lagos, foiled an earlier attempt on Sunday,
some of the operatives said they had
received orders to forcibly take Babalakin
from the hospital to enable him to stand
trial at the Ikeja High Court, on Wednesday.
The EFCC had filed a 27 counts at the court
in connection with an alleged money
laundering offence against Babalakin and
others.
But a Federal High Court has restrained the
anti-graft agency from going ahead with his
arraignment and trial.
The drama had started last Tuesday when
over 20 policemen and EFCC operatives
stormed the hospital allegedly to abduct
the ailing businessman, but were prevented
by the management.
Bi-Courtney had described the move as a
new trend in judicial administration in
Nigeria. It decried “the desperation by EFCC
to violate provisions of the law and
constitution in order to circumvent justice,
and a violation of the basic human rights of
the citizen”.
Earlier on Sunday, an operative of the
agency reportedly sneaked into Babalakin’s
room, but was accosted by some vigilant
members of staff of the hospital.
It was learnt that the unidentified
operative, who pretended to be a visitor to
gain access to the room, later identified
himself as an official of EFCC after Babalakin
had raised the alarm that attracted the
attention of the medical personnel on duty.

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