TAKEOVER OF JONATHAN'S COUSIN COMP'Y IS ILLEGAL- FEMI FALANA

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, has declared that the occupation of the Abuja premises of Kakarta Civil Engineering Limited owned by Mr. Robert Azibaola, former president Goodluck Jonathan’s cousin, is illegal.In a statement issued on Sunday, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria noted that, “Sequel to the illegal action of the army of occupation, the innocent workers in the company have been dispatched to the unemployment market.”The human rights lawyer continued, “The implication of the plea is that he is presumed innocent until the contrary is proved by the prosecution.“Therefore, if the Nigerian military authorities had wanted to dispossess him of the property in question they ought have applied for a court order.“But by taking over the property under the pretext that it constitutes a threat to a nearby military barracks the military authorities took the law into their hands.He urged President Muhammadu Buhari to call the soldiers who invaded the property to order. Recall, Azibaola is facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for the diversion of $40 million through One-Plus Holdings, a sister company of Kakarta Civil Engineering Limited, meant for securing oil pipelines contract. He had pleaded not guilty to the charge.