The Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission not to arrest Femi Fani-Kayode and Yinka Odumakin without following the appropriate due process of the law.

Ruling on a fundamental rights suit filed by the duo, Justice John Tsoho maintained that such arrest by the EFCC, Department of State Services or the Police must be subject to processes being in accordance with provisions of the law.

Justice Tsoho also ordered that the EFCC’s public declaration to arrest Fani-Kayode and Odumakin on the basis of spreading false rumours was an infringement on their rights and a breach of their fundamental rights as enshrined in Sections 34(a) 35(1) (4) and (5) of the 1999 Constitution.

The judge further made an order enforcing Fani-Kayode and Odumakin’s fundamental rights and ordered the EFCC, the DSS and the Nigeria Police to stop issuing threats of unlawful arrest.

The court, however, declined to grant the prayer compelling the EFCC, DSS and Police from tendering an unreserved apology to the duo for infringing on their rights.

He also declined the prayer asking the security agencies to pay the sum of N20 million as damages for infringing on their rights.

Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation and Odumakin, the Spokesperson of Afenifere had sued the EFCC over an alleged plan to arrest them.

They joined the DSS and the Police in the suit filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja.

The applicants, through their counsel, Mr Chukwuma Machukwu-Ume (SAN) were praying the court to stop the security agencies from arresting them over alleged false information they spread.

They were also demanding N20 million as damages for the unlawful threat to arrest them from the applicants.

They further prayed for a declaration that the respondents’ public declaration to arrest them on the basis of spreading false rumours was an infringement of their fundamental rights as enshrined in Section 34 (a), 35 (1) (4) and (5) of the 1999 Constitution.

Fani-Kayode and Odumakin prayed for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the respondents and their agents from harassing, arresting or detaining them.

They also prayed for an order compelling the respondents to tender an unreserved apology to them for the infringement of their fundamental rights and for describing them in a demeaning manner.

The applicants said they and their families were living in fear as to what might happen if these respondents were not restrained by the court.

According to them, the EFCC is biased and its invitation, which they said they have not received, is a disguised plan to incarcerate them and thwart the cause of justice.

Fani-Kayode had claimed that EFCC operatives surrounded Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen’s home, while Odumakin shared a video to that effect.



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Buhari has always been a tyrant... Useless buffoon

Buhari should jail all PDP members and ban that evil party. We Nigerians only want APC in this country

The TERRORIST jihadists only good at arresting innocent Nigerians.
Useless tyrant

Ejimagift:
Buhari should jail all PDP members and ban that evil party. We Nigerians only want APC in this country

This guy, you've started again abi?
MrKayusfit, respect yourself.

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What's the due process ??

The last time EFCC/Police ?court summoned someone , he locked himself in his house

These guys get liver ooo. You spread false info and then still demanding 20 milla

Daviddson:
This guy, you've started again abi?
Kayusfit, respect yourself.

No be only kayusfit na kettle u for write. Stubborn ipob slave

Government bulldogs


Girls of nowadays all they know is
Boo, Boo, Boo, Boo....
Aunty Where's the K??
Do you even read books at all?

Ejimagift:
Buhari should jail all PDP members and ban that evil party. We Nigerians only want APC in this country

You stupidity is a stench. It smells to high heavens

That's a good one.

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jail awaits you Mr FFK

Ejimagift:
Buhari should jail all PDP members and ban that evil party. We Nigerians only want APC in this country

I’m sure your one of the Flatinoz that descended from cursed Ancestors.

Due Process!! An alien term in Nigeria



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Ejimagift:
Buhari should jail all PDP members and ban that evil party. We Nigerians only want APC in this country

When they advise people to go to school you won't listen
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Fani Kayode loves jollof rice.

Period!

All these people that are so used to getting arrested and going to jail like vacation

Seems all you have to do to beat an EFCC charge is to hire a competent lawyer.

Bubu dey obey the law of the land?

Quality service

Ejimagift:
Buhari should jail all PDP members and ban that evil party. We Nigerians only want APC in this country

do u think your primary school teachers will forgive you for this nonsense?

Ejimagift:
Buhari should jail all PDP members and ban that evil party. We Nigerians only want APC in this country

.You and who, better suffer alone

Effect the Arrest ASAP

dissolve this country

Ejimagift:
Buhari should jail all PDP members and ban that evil party. We Nigerians only want APC in this country

you and who wants apc in Nigeria say u and your family but remember that you are going to hear the sound of apc very soon do not complain

So it is now the work of efcc to arrest who ever spread false news Very soon efcc will be arresting husbands or wives for seeking divorce..

The Hausas STONE thief

The Yorubas BURN thief

The Igbos HONOUR thief

T A Orji won governorship from EFCC cell in 2007.
Cursed humans, you go to Asian countries to collect your death sentence