EFCC’s threat of arrest confined Kwankwaso to his residence

According to Kwankwaso’s Attorney, Barrister Okechukwu Eze, EFCC threat of arrest of former Governor of Kano, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has confined him to his residence in Abuja.

Addressing a court on the experte motion filed to restraint the Anti corruption Agency from arresting the former Kano Governor but now Senator representing Kano central explained that the move by EFCC if executed would denied his client fundamental rights.

Okechukwu Eze said that “my client has been in his house over the threat of arrest by the EFCC and have been denied the liberty to perform his legislative duties as mandated by voters of Kano central District. ”

He further told the court that the EFCC action emanated from a petition by ‘unregistered association that has no written address’, as he pointed out that he was in court to halt the likely ‘anticipation of violation’ of his client right.

Eze who admitted that “EFCC has the power to investigate financial crimes, but however declared that “it should be based and founded on reasonable suspicion” and that Kwankwaso has not violated pension laws to warrant his invitation by the Anti corruption Agency, as he told the court that his client deserved an applause for bringing surpluses to the pension fund.

The presiding Judge, Justice Mohammed Yahaya reserved rulings till Thursday.