A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has ordered the release of a Babcock University student, Miss Oluwateniola Omidiji, detained by theIn a fundamental rights lawsuit , Miss Omidiji alleged that she was taken hostage by EFCC operatives over a debt allegedly owed by her mother to Mr. Charles Nwoko.
The judge said: “I have considered the ex-parte application, the extant laws under which the application is brought, and the affidavit supporting the application. I hereby grant the reliefs sought.”She was subsequently detained at the agency’s detention facility at Ikoyi Lagos, where she’s been kept since. Justice Bogoro’s order was issued on Friday, May 3, 2024.
Oluwateniola has been detained at EFCC’s facility at Ikoyi until EFCC gets her mother’s attention while other students have since continued with their exams.