Inibehe Effiong, the lawyer to detained journalist, Kufre Carter, has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of insisting on a directive by Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel, before releasing his client even after perfecting bail. A statement he signed on Saturday said from his discussion with a DSS official, 'they ostensibly made it clear
Inibehe Effiong, the lawyer to detained journalist, Kufre Carter, has accused the Department of State Services of insisting on a directive by Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel, before releasing his client even after perfecting bail.
“Since they have refused to obey the Court, I am impelled to issue this press release. On Friday, 22nd May, 2020, we fully and completely perfected the varied bail conditions imposed on our client, Mr Kufre Carter Akpan.” Effiong said following the arraignment, the defence applied for the bail and was not opposed by the Director of Public Prosecutions who represented the Attorney General.
Effiong expressed shock that Nwoko opposed variation of the bail conditions, but did not oppose the original bail ab initio. The activist stated that he personally accompanied the police officer to the DSS office in Uyo along with a colleague, Augustine Asuquo, at about 2:12 p.m. “We challenge the Attorney General of Akwa Ibom State to cite any precedent where what he has done in the case of our client has ever been done, whether before or after Nigeria’s independence. It should be noted that the High Court in its Order stated emphatically that “upon the fulfillment of the conditions, the applicant shall be released from custody without any further conditions.
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