The Chairman, National Human Rights Commission, Bamidele Aturu, has demanded the release of National Publicity Secretary of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, Dr. Emmanuel Fashakin, by the State Security Service, SSS.In a statement on Friday, the group demanded Mr Fashakin's release "not later than twenty-four hours after receiving this correspondence in accordance with his undoubted rights under both Nigerian and international laws".Part of the statement reads: We have been informed that our client, a Nigerian citizen, Medical Doctor and Attorney, who resides and practices the two professions in the United States of America, on Friday, the 29th of November, 2013 shortly after disembarking from the Arik Airlines aircraft that brought him from New York City to Lagos at about 5.30 am and while going through immigration formalities at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at Ikeja was asked to step aside as according to the immigration official that attended to him there was a 'tab' on his passport, whatever that meant.He obliged only to be told by an operative of the State Security Service that he would have to be interrogated for an undisclosed offence.This incidence took place about 5.40am. Since then and up till the time of writing, our client has been detained at the airport without any interrogation whatsoever as the official allegedly detailed to carry out the assignment had not been seen....In the circumstances, it is our instruction to demand, and we hereby so do, that you cause our client to be released forthwith, howbeit, not later than twenty-four hours after receiving this correspondence......TAKE NOTICE that if our demands are not acceded to we shall be compelled to take all lawful and necessary steps... Specifically, we shall be compelled to approach a court of competent jurisdiction to seek redress.
Friday, November 29, 2013
Lawyers Demand Release Of Fashakin Within 24 Hours
The Chairman, National Human Rights Commission, Bamidele Aturu, has demanded the release of National Publicity Secretary of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, Dr. Emmanuel Fashakin, by the State Security Service, SSS.In a statement on Friday, the group demanded Mr Fashakin's release "not later than twenty-four hours after receiving this correspondence in accordance with his undoubted rights under both Nigerian and international laws".Part of the statement reads: We have been informed that our client, a Nigerian citizen, Medical Doctor and Attorney, who resides and practices the two professions in the United States of America, on Friday, the 29th of November, 2013 shortly after disembarking from the Arik Airlines aircraft that brought him from New York City to Lagos at about 5.30 am and while going through immigration formalities at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at Ikeja was asked to step aside as according to the immigration official that attended to him there was a 'tab' on his passport, whatever that meant.He obliged only to be told by an operative of the State Security Service that he would have to be interrogated for an undisclosed offence.This incidence took place about 5.40am. Since then and up till the time of writing, our client has been detained at the airport without any interrogation whatsoever as the official allegedly detailed to carry out the assignment had not been seen....In the circumstances, it is our instruction to demand, and we hereby so do, that you cause our client to be released forthwith, howbeit, not later than twenty-four hours after receiving this correspondence......TAKE NOTICE that if our demands are not acceded to we shall be compelled to take all lawful and necessary steps... Specifically, we shall be compelled to approach a court of competent jurisdiction to seek redress.
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