Court grants Fayose's ally (Abiodun Agbele) bail, awards N5m damages against EFCC

Justice Olukayode Adeniyi,of an Abuja High Court has just admitted Abiodun Agbele, an aide to governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State to bail in the sum of N50 million and slammed a, N5 million damages against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

The Court frowned at, "The arbitrary abuse of power and unlawful detention of the applicant (Agbele) without arraigning him in court of competent jurisdiction in line with the constitution".

The court held that the order obtained by the EFCC from a Magistrates’ Court in Wuse on July 13 after the anti-graft agency was served with the processes of the suit, amounted to nullity, as it (the order) was said to have been obtained to foist a “fait accompli” on the court with respect to the suspect’s suit.
The judge condemned “strongly” what he described as EFCC’s “gross abuse of powers” and its “arrogant display of executive might” for detaining the suspect illegally for the period.

The court ordered that should the anti-graft commission fail to prefer charges against the suspect within 21 days, all his personal belongings seized by the EFCC should be released to him.

Though, the court ordered the suspect to deposit his passport with the EFCC as part of the bail conditions, the judge directed that it should be released to him should the anti-graft agency fail to charge him within 21 days.

Source: Ayodele Fayose Organization