A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the Police to produce in court, Okwuchukwu Obiechina, the brother-in-law of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans.
Justice Mohammed Idris, who gave the order,
said Obiechina must be brought before him on Oct. 12. The order followed a suit
filed by Obiechina, urging the court to order his release from police custody.
His lawyer, Mr Olukoya Ogungbeje, said Obiechina had been “detained” by the
police since June 2 in connection with the criminal charge brought against
Evans.
Obiechina and his wife, Nzube, who are both
plaintiffs, had sued the State Commissioner of Police, the Nigeria Police, and
the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in the state.
On Tuesday, Ogungbeje had appeared before Justice Idris with
an ex parte application, urging the court to order the release of Obiechina.
However, Justice Idris did not grant the
application, but directed the lawyer to put the police on notice with an order
that it must produce Obiechina before him on Oct. 12 and also show cause why a
release order should not be made. In a 15-paragraph affidavit in support of the
ex parte application, the counsel said Obiechina was arrested by a team
of policemen,and that Obiechina’s arrest was due to his relationship with
Evans. He claimed that the accused has not committed any offence known to law
to warrant their being arrested and detained.
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