An Ogun State High Court sitting in Sagamu has dismissed a case of an alleged breach of human rights filed by a real Estate Developer against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The Estate Developer, Mr. Jacob Oseni, had dragged the anti-graft agency before the Court over the investigation of a land matter with some residents of an Estate, at Alahun Village, Simawa, Sagamu local government area of Ogun State.

The real estate developer had alleged that the EFCC had trampled on his right by inviting him and investigating a land matter between him and residents of the Estate which resulted into withholding of his international passport by the anti-graft agency. 

He had also asked the court to order the EFCC to pay him the sum of N100 million damage for allegedly violating his human rights.

Ruling on the suit, Justice Nasiru Agbelu dismissed the case and ordered the EFCC to return the seized international passport of the applicant stating that the land matter was purely a civil matter that needed to be determined by the Court.

The Judge held that the EFCC had not detained nor tortured the applicant indicating that there was no evidence of his right been trampled upon.

Reacting to the ruling, the counsel to the residents explained that the real matter before the court was a case of fraudulent practice perpetrated by the applicant which prompted them to report the matter to the EFCC.

He said the land in contention was a State government land allegedly sold to his clients fraudulently, which made them to report to EFCC, and in the process of investigation, the real estate agent was asked to submit his travelling documents.

Wale Oluokun

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