A foremost prosecutor with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Rotimi Jacobs, has joined the call for the release of the suspended EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa.
Bawa was invited by the Department of State Services (DSS) on June 14 and has since remained in the custody of the security agency.
In a statement today, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) cited relevant provisions of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 bordering on remand order to show that the continued detention of Bawa could no longer be justified in law.
According to Jacobs, the maximum time of custody for a suspect in Nigeria under a remand order is 56 days, but Bawa has been jailed for 68 days, which is against the rule of law and must be opposed by all supporters of democracy.
The senior lawyer’s request comes after human rights lawyer Femi Falana requested the DSS on June 30 to expedite the investigation into the charges involving the suspended EFCC chairman and the embattled Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.
