A former group managing director of the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Andrew Yakubu, has
withdrawn a suit he filed against the Nigerian government and the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allege violation of his fundamental
rights.
Andrew
Yakubu was arrested after he was found in possession of $9.8 million
Yakubu
had sued the EFCC and the Attorney-General of the Federation for N1 billion as
compensation for his alleged unlawful detention by the anti-graft agency.
He filed the suit before Justice Ahmed
Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja after his arrest on February 8,
2017.
When
the case came up, his lawyer, Mr Adeola Adedipe, told the court that he had
filed a notice to discontinue with the suit on behalf of his client.
The
report said the lawyer cited the recent arraignment of Yakubu and the bail
subsequently granted him by the court as the grounds for filing to discontinue
the case. After hearing from the lawyer, Justice Mohammed struck out the case.
Sun
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