Two businessmen allegedly being detained illegally by the Economic and<\/p>\n
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been advised by an FCT High Court
\nto file contempt proceedings against Ibrahim Magu, chairman of the
\ncommission.<\/p>\n
Justice Olasumbo Goodluck Tuesday advised counsels to Barrister Aziboala
\nRoberts and Dakoru Atukpa, Managing Director and Executive Director and
\nproject director of Oneplus Holdings Ltd respectively, to bring the forms
\n48 and other “proper applications,\u201d as \u201cthe court has a duty to take
\naction.”<\/p>\n
Roberts is cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan.<\/p>\n
Counsel to Robert, Chris Uche (SAN) and Gordy Uche (SAN) had informed the
\ncourt that the EFCC had ‘flagrantly’ disobeyed two orders of the court
\ngranting bail to their clients.<\/p>\n
He described the development as constituting ‘grave concern’ on the
\nAdministration of Criminal Justice in the country.<\/p>\n
Roberts and Atukpa have been in EFCC detention since March 23 on
\nallegations of conversion of public funds to the tune of $40 million from
\nthe office of the detained former National Security Adviser, retired Col.
\nSambo Dasuki. One Plus Holdings maintained that the money was paid for
\nsecuring oil pipelines, and that the federal government was still owing it
\n$4 million.<\/p>\n
Justice Olasumbo Goodluck had on April 7 made an order granting bail to
\nthe suspects pending their formal arraignment by the EFCC. On April 12,
\nthe judge issued a production warrant for the commission to produce the
\napplicants in court. At yesterday\u2019s hearing, neither Roberts nor Atukpu
\nwere brought to court as ordered by the judge.<\/p>\n
Counsel to EFCC F.A. Jirbo had in a counter affidavit, asked the court to
\nset aside the orders, maintaining that the Commission had obtained remand
\nwarrant from a magistrate court to detain the applicants.<\/p>\n
One Plus Holdings, a conflict resolution consultants, were awarded
\ncontracts for peace building in the Niger Delta to secure the NNPC LNG
\nprojects in Olokola and Brass.<\/p>\n
The suspects claimed that their peace building initiative and settlements
\nin the area demobilised many pipeline vandals and encouraged oil
\nproduction for the country.<\/p>\n
The judge adjourned the matter to April 26 for counsel to the respondents
\nto respond to the counter-affidavit.<\/p>\n
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