Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt
Mrs Gesila Khan, now Cross River State Resident Electoral Commissioner
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), worldwide has demanded the immediate release of Mrs. Gesila Khan, Resident Electoral Commissioner for Cross River State who was invited and then arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, 13 April, 2016 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
According to IYC, in a statement signed by Eric Omare, the group’s spokesman “Mrs. Khan, had gone to the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to honour an invitation and having met with the EFCC team, they demanded for a first class traditional ruler or holder of the national honour of Commander of the Niger (CON) to stand surety to bail her. However, when the surety was made available on Thursday, the 14th of April, 2016, the EFCC at Port Harcourt claimed that they no longer know her whereabout.”
The IYC condemned what it called “this illegal conduct and flagrant abuse of power by the EFCC in the guise of fighting corruption. While all well-meaning Nigerians and organizations, including the IYC have over the years supported efforts at stamping out corruption from Nigeria, we insist that such a fight must be done within the ambit of the law and not to witch hunt perceived enemies of the government in power. If the EFCC and other security agencies have any case against Mrs. Khan, she should be taken to a competent court of law and not subject to continuous harassment and intimidation as they have been doing to her since July 14, 2015.
“The arrest, continuous harassment, detention and taking of Mrs. Khan to an unknown destination by Buhari’s security agents is a deliberate effort to punish her because the ruling party lost the 2015 general elections in Rivers State.
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Source:: PM Newspaper
