The Lagos State Government has denied reports suggesting that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu filed a lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged plan to arrest, detain, and prosecute him after his tenure as governor.
According to the reports, Sanwo-Olu, through his lawyer Darlington Ozurumba, allegedly filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
The originating summons, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/773/2024, dated and filed on June 6, reportedly contained seven questions and sought 11 reliefs.
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However, in a statement released on Tuesday night, Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, SAN, clarified that the governor did not sue or authorize any legal practitioner to file such a suit on his behalf regarding the matter.
“Our attention has been drawn to the news circulating in a section of the media, titled: “Sanwo-Olu Sues EFCC over alleged plan to arrest, prosecute him after tenure.”
“We need to clarify that Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at no time, sued or briefed any legal practitioner to file a suit on his behalf concerning the above subject matter.
“Also, it is disingenuous for the Governor who enjoys immunity as conferred on him by the Constitution and has almost three years ahead of him to brief any lawyer on this kind of matter,” Pedro said.