Falana: Police Didn’t Arrest Adeyemi’s Father, He Was Only Invited for Quizzing

Falana: Police Didn’t Arrest Adeyemi’s Father, He Was Only Invited for Quizzing

Wale Igbintade

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has taken back his position on the alleged arrest of Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew’s father, saying reports available to him showed he was only invited for questioning that could help their investigations.

He, however, urged the police to step aside and allow the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to carry out the investigation ordered by President Bola Tinubu into the activities of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).

Speaking on Arise PrimeTime, Falana said the arrest or detention of a suspect’s relative was prohibited under Nigerian law, insisting that the reported arrest of Adeyemi’s father could not be justified under the Constitution, the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), or the Nigeria Police Act.