committed as contained in the complaint, which acts according
to the Respondents’ Counsel, are guaranteed by law.
- Onah V. Okenwa {2010} 7 NWLR pt 1194 p 512
- Section 42 of the EFCC {establishment} Act, 2004
They submitted that where bail is guaranteed and the
applicant cannot provide a surety, his subsequent continued
detention because of failure to provide a surety cannot
constitute a breach of the applicant’s constitutional right.
- Ene V. Bassey {2014} LPELR 23524
They submitted that by exhibits EFCC 1-3 annexed to the
counter affidavit, the applicant’s long stay in their custody,
was due to the applicant’s failure to satisfy the bail conditions
as contained in the provisional bail conditions document
marked as exhibit EFFCC 1 annexed to the Respondents’
counter affidavit.
They finally urge the court to dismiss the application for lack
of merit.
At this juncture, it is very important to note that from the
averments in the applicant’s supporting affidavit and the
annextures annexed thereunder, the averments in the
Respondents counter affidavit and annextures annexed
thereunder as well as submissions of both applicant’s counsel
and that of the respondents, the fact that the applicant was
detained by the Respondents is not in dispute.
The only dispute between the parties regarding the detention
of the applicant, is that while the applicant alleged that he
was detained by the Respondents from 9th – 20th March, 2020,
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