By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJA
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, directed the Inspector-General of Police and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice to allow the detained self-styled Director-General (DG) of an alleged “non-existent” Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, access to his lawyers.
However, the court, in a ruling delivered by Justice Obiora Egwuatu, declined to order his release from custody pending the conclusion of investigations into the allegations against him.
Rather, Justice Egwuatu directed the detainee to serve a copy of the fundamental rights enforcement suit he filed before the court on both the police and the AGF, to enable them to respond to it.
The court ordered the IGP, the police, and the AGF to, within 72 hours, show cause why the reliefs the applicant is seeking in his motion should not be granted.
