Mohammed Adoke, a former
Attorney-General of the federation, has filed a human rights complaint against
the federal government at the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
Adoke accused EFCC “of
unmitigated acts of persecution, intimidation, harassment, threat of
deprivation right to life, unlawful interference with right to family life and
livelihood.”
Femi Oboro, his solicitor, said
the complaint became necessary in view of the constant harassment, intimidation
and persecution that Adoke has endured in the hands of the federal government.
Oboro said since his client left
office as attorney-general of the federation, he has been the subject of
sustained and malicious media attack from the EFCC.
He stated that that the EFCC, “is
bent on persecuting and humiliating him in order to satisfy the whims and
caprices of some powerful families and political associates of the present
administration”.
“I have today 20th July 2017
filed a complaint on behalf of my client Mr Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, former
attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, federal republic of
Nigeria, against the federal government of Nigeria and the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),” it read.
“However, since leaving office,
he has been the subject of sustained and malicious media attack from the EFCC
and its cohorts with the aim of bringing him to public odium.
“These efforts have culminated in
the filing of phantom criminal charges against him, destruction and unwarranted
searches on his residences as well as that of his siblings, persecution, threat
to his life, unlawful harassment and intimidation.
“The complaint will afford the UNHRC the
opportunity to appraise Nigeria’s criminal justice system, the operational
modalities of law enforcement agencies such as the EFCC, the constitutional
mandate of the office of the attorney-general of the federation and minister of
justice, on whether such agencies and persons are conducting their operations
in accordance with human right standards and norms applicable to civilised
democratic societies and/or they can be allowed to ride rough shod over the
rights and liberties of citizens under the guise of fighting corruption.
“We expect the UNHRC to
expeditiously consider the complaint and make its ruling and recommendations
public in order to end my clients persecution and once more provide an enabling
environment for Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN to enjoy his family, return to
the practice of his profession and assume his roles as the bread winner for his
immediate and extended family.”
Adoke is facing money laundering
allegation and misleading the federal government in the OPL 245 deal involving
Malabu Oil, Shell and ENI, the allegations he has since denied.
Adoke recently took a swipe
at the government of President Buhari.
He said Nigerians will one day
discover that, “their so called leaders are playing in furtherance of their
personal interests in the guise of fighting corruption”.
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