Pelumi Olajengbesi, Esq. counsel handling the case involving 12 associates of Sunday Igboho has said the report that the Justice Obiora Egwuatu of Federal High Court in Abuja The judge handling the matter was kidnapped by unknown gun men is not only false but condemnable as same is far from the truth
Olajengbesi who also disclosed that the process of perfecting the bail conditions of those in custody is still in progress in accordance with the rules and practice of the Federal High Court of Nigeria however expressed optimism that the release order will be signed as soon as all administrative bureaucracies are concluded
He added that the report that the handling the matter travelled out of town in an attempt to evade signing the release warrant of the Applicants is equally condemnable and we do not want to be part of such reports
“Also, let it be known that where a judge is absent under such a circumstance, any other Judge within the Federal High Court can sign the release order and that is in process.”
” We therefore appeal to the general public to exercise patience with the process.
