Social media influencer, Mr. Chizorom Harrison Ofoegbu or Ijele as he called is coughing up blood in prison, his lawyer Deji Adeyanju has said.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE
Ijele has been in detention at the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Ikoyi, Lagos State.
According to the statement on Tuesday, Ijele, who was granted bail by a Federal High Court in Lagos on June 14, 2024, is now coughing up blood and has no access to medical facilities to restore his health.
The statement read in part, “We wish to draw the attention of the general public to the deteriorating health condition of our client, Mr. Chizorom Harrison Ofoegbu (IJELE), who has been detained since March 19, 2024, at the instance of the Nigeria Police Force, on a purely civil dispute.
“A few days ago, our attention was drawn to the fact that our client, who is currently detained at the Nigeria Correctional Centre (NCC), Ikoyi, Lagos State, is gravely ill. As at the time of issuing this public statement, our client’s health condition has deteriorated to the point of coughing up blood, with no medical facilities available to restore his health within the NCC, Ikoyi.
“It will be recalled that in furtherance of its desire to perpetually keep our client in detention, the Nigeria Police Force has filed three pending identical charges FHC/ABJ/CR/159/2024; INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE V CHIZOROM HARRIS OFOEGBU: FHC/L/312C/2924; INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE V CHIZOROM HARRIS OFOEGBU and FHC/AWK/CR/2024:INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE V CHUKWUKA CHIZOROM OFOEGBU, against our client, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, Lagos and Awka, all at the instance of the same coalition of nominal complainants, and for the same alleged civil dispute.
“On June 14, 2024, the Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, granted our client bail, following the spirited legal intervention of our revered Learned Silks Femi Falana, SAN, and Funmi Falana, SAN.
“However, in order to frustrate the bail granted to our client, officers of the Nigeria Police Force immediately went to NSC Ikoyi, and attempted to forcefully transfer him to Awka, Anambra state, on the basis of an alleged criminal summons.”
The lawyer alleges that the Nigeria Police Force has filed multiple identical charges against Ijele in different courts, describing it as persecution rather than prosecution.
“It is on this note that we are constrained to state that the action of the Nigeria Police Force against our client has moved beyond criminal prosecution to persecution. The Nigeria Police Force must refrain from making itself available as an interventionist in civil disputes between citizens,” he added.
The statement calls on the Inspector General of Police to direct officers to respect court orders and desist from further persecution of Ijele.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE
