Azibola Robert who is a cousin to former President of the country Goodluck Jonathan has dragged the Chairman of the EFCC Ibrahim Magu on contempt charges.
Robert is accusing the EFCC of refusing to release him even after the court had ordered for them to do so.
Trial judge, Justice Olasunbo Goodluck, had on April 7, 2016, after listening to counsel to Robert, Chief Chris Uche, SAN and Gordy Uche, SAN, ordered the commission to immediately release Robert from detention.
But this was not done and Robert remained in custody.
The lawyers for Robert had in a letter to the EFCC expressed their disappointment that even after an order of the court was made, their client remained in custody a full ten days after the order was made.
Uche said: “This is regrettable, considering the fact that the government is one that has stated its commitment to respect for the rule of law and has pledged to prosecute the war against corruption within the ambit of the rule of law.
“It must also be remembered that it is before the same courts of this country that your commission arraigns and will arraign suspects.
“We, therefore, request that you release our clients forthwith as ordered by the court. Permit us to add that we shall be compelled to commence committal proceedings before the court if the court’s order is not complied with in line with your commission’s motto that no one is above the law.”
The EFCC had on March 23, arrested Robert over alleged diversion $40 million through One-Plus Holdings, a sister company of Kakatar Construction and Engineering Company Limited, meant for securing oil pipelines.
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