Mr Olukunle Kamisi, the claimant’s counsel, knowledgeable the Courtroom that the EFCC unlawfully arrested and detained his shopper over a criticism that was speculated to be a business civil transaction between his shopper and his enterprise companion, Nasreddine.
Kamisi alleged that the EFCC did not conduct diligent investigation earlier than arresting his shopper and that the out there paperwork and info introduced by his shopper clearly confirmed that the criticism of superior charge fraud by Nasreddine was false.
He stated that that his shopper and Nasreddine, had earlier than EFCC’s arrest, been to the Pressure Prison Investigation Division (FCID) Alagba, Lagos State, the place he agreed to return for additional dialogue on the reconciliation of account between them.
Kamisi stated that the detention of Alloush within the custody of EFCC between March 9 to 17 was purely civil business transaction between him and Nasreddine.
He stated that the transfer by Nasreddine to report the matter to the EFCC was to frustrate the reconciliation try of FCID, Alagba,including that Nasreddine”s assertion earlier than the EFCC confirmed that each events have been enterprise companions.
Kamisi stated that the EFCC acted in opposite to the legislation establishing it and doesn’t have the ability to entertain a civil matter and can’t act as debt collector.
He stated that his shoppers enterprise was destroyed in the course of the arrest and detention whereas his charcoal vans have been additionally seized.
Kamisi urged the courtroom to award N100 million as damages towards the EFCC for illegal and reckless violation of the applicant’s proper to Private Liberty and N50 million towards Nasreddine.
He prayed the courtroom to restrain EFCC from harassing, molesting and embarrassing his shopper.
In his response, Counsel to the EFCC, Dr Benedict Ubi, knowledgeable the courtroom that the fee acted in accordance with the legislation.
Ubi, nevertheless, prayed the courtroom for an adjournment to allow the fee file a reply on level of legislation to the additional affidavit of the applicant.
Justice Iyabo Yerima, granted his prayer for an adjournment mounted July 1 for continuation,
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