Lawyer to OfficialDSSNG: Continued detention of Bawa illegal | Release or charge him to court | TheCable
July 4, 2023 11:10 AMPelumi Olajengbesi, an Abuja-based human rights lawyer, has faulted the continued detention of Abdulrasheed Bawa, suspended chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission .A statement by Willie Bassey, director of information, office of the secretary to the government of the federation , said the suspension followed “weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him”.the invitation of the Department of State Services and was grilled.
Reacting to the development, Olajengbesi, in a statement on Tuesday, said the continued detention of Bawa amounts to violation of his fundamental human rights.“When Bawa was suspended and detained, I joined other well-meaning Nigerians to hail the move by President Bola Tinubu,” the statement reads. “Because the EFCC under Bawa violated fundamental human rights through reckless midnight gestapo raids on hotels and homes of innocent citizens.
“However, illegality should not beget another illegality. Without any contradiction, the continued detention of Bawa by the secret police for three straight weeks now is unconstitutional and a breach of the fundamental rights of the detainee.“Illegality cannot beget another illegality. The DSS should immediately release Bawa to rejoin his family members or without further delays, charge him to court to face charges preferred against him by the federal government.
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