Just 4 days after a
court instructed the release of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s
Aide-de-Camp, Col. Ojogbane Adegbe, the Nigerian Army says it has released him
on bail.
Counsel
to Colonel Adegbe, Mr Ogwu Onoja, confirmed his release to reporters in
Abuja.
He
said his client was released on Friday afternoon.
A
Federal High Court in Abuja had on Tuesday ordered the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC) or any other organ of government holding Colonel
Adegbe to release him on bail immediately in the most liberal terms.
Justice
Yusuf Haliru in his ruling asked Adegbe to be release on bail on liberal terms
pending his arraignment in court for any offence.
According
to him, the EFCC ought to confine itself to its statutory responsibility of
fighting corruption rather than serving as a holding cell for the Nigerian
military.
Adegbe
has been in custody of the anti-graft agency since February 11.
He
was arrested in connection with the embezzlement of $2.1billion meant for the
procurement of arms for the war against insurgency.
The
military personnel reportedly collected cash- $47m and some Euros from the
Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).
He
also dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to court to
challenge his detention. His counsel, Ogwu Onoja, (SAN) is claiming N100
million damages for his detention, which he says violated his fundamental
rights.
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