Renowned Human Rights, Lawyer, Femi Falana has kicked against the continued detention of suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa and the embattled Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.
Falana who made this known while speaking on channels TV’s politics Today asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to speed up the investigation into the cases involving the
Truth Live News reported that Emefiele was arrested on June 10 over allegations of terrorism financing, while Bawa was summoned by the secret services over alleged of abuse of office.
the lawyer urged the DSS to arraign the duo in court if it has evidence of indictment and argued that the continued detention of Emefiele and Bawa did not reflect the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.
According to the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, the Nigerian government should handle the cases in line with the provisions of the law to avoid a situation whereby loopholes are exploited.
His words“Investigations should be speedily conducted, more so where allegations are made. I do not expect any delay in the investigation of the very serious allegation that has been made.”
“In the case of Emefiele, the State Security Services last year alleged his involvement in terrorism financing. Please, quickly do something about that. With respect to money laundering and other offences, take them to the appropriate agencies of government.
He added that, “In the case of Mr Bawa, we haven’t been told the offences he committed. I cannot speak very confidently with respect to the gentleman except to ask the government or the agencies involved to speed up an investigation and have them arraigned if they are indicted.”