AGF to probe death of man in EFCC’s custody



The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has required a free investigation into how a previous Chief Protocol Officer to the Minister of State for Defense, Mr. Desmond Nunugwo, kicked the bucket in the guardianship of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

PUNCH Metro had written about Monday that Desmond kicked the bucket on June 9, 2016, scarcely six hours after he was captured by the EFCC for his affirmed part in a N91m extortion.

The group of the expired had, in any case, denied the affirmation, demanding that he was captured unjustifiably.

The legal advisor of the family, Mr. Paul Edeh, drove relatives of the casualty to the Ministry of Justice on Monday where Malami sympathized with them.

The AGF depicted Desmond's passing as a major misfortune as he had served admirably under four previous priests.

Malami said, "I will provide guidance for examinations to initiate quickly. I will likewise request clarifications from the EFCC to outfit me with the subtle elements of the case. It is the obligation of each administration organization to ensure the holiness of lives. As the central law officer of the nation, I won't bargain examinations."

Desmond's dowager, Susanne, who said thanks to the priest for his worry, described how her better half was captured without the information of relatives, saying he was held incommunicado for a few hours.

She regretted that she had not possessed the capacity to see the body of her significant other since his passing two months prior.

Susanne likewise asked for that her better half's name be cleared as he had been announced blameworthy by the EFCC and was no more alive to shield himself.

In his reaction, the clergyman said he would talk with the important powers that the family be given free access to the carcass.

The family attorney, Edeh, encouraged the priest to guarantee that the examinations were exhaustive and far reaching.

He asked the priest to guarantee that those in charge of Desmond's passing were rebuffed.


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