Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has criticised the Nigeria Police Force over its handling of the questioning of the father of Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the acclaimed Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), saying there was no justification for taking the elderly man to a police station.
Speaking during an interview on Arise News on Tuesday, Falana, who represents Adeyemi, argued that the action could not be justified under the Constitution, the Administration of Criminal Justice Act and the Nigeria Police Act.
“The reported arrest of Mr Adeyemi’s father cannot be justified under the Constitution, under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, and under the Nigeria Police Act,” he said.
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, however, disclosed that police authorities later contacted him to clarify that Adeyemi’s father had not been arrested but was only invited to assist investigators.
According to Falana, police officers in Abuja informed him that the elderly man was taken to identify a location relevant to the investigation, where he made a statement before being released.
