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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>An Ikeja High Court on Monday ordered the release of a man, Kazeen Adeshina, after spending 15 years in a correctional facility without charge or trial.<\/p>\n

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Justice Oyindamola Ogala, while ruling in a fundamental rights enforcement suit No. D\/16997MFHR\/24 filed by Adeshina\u2019s counsel, Mr Ben Okeke, held that detaining Adeshina in prison without charge or trial was unjustifiable.<\/p>\n

Ogala, in her ruling, said the arrest and continued detention of Adeshina in the custody of the Medium Correctional Centre, Kirikiri, Lagos, without a trial, was wrong, illegal and unjustifiable.<\/p>\n

She added that it was a gross violation of the applicant\u2019s fundamental human rights as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (Ratification Enforcement Act, Cap. 10).<\/p>\n

\u201cAs aforestated, there is unchallenged fact that this applicant has remained in custody for about 15 years and is yet to be arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe presumption of innocence enshrined in our constitution remains sacrosanct and it is indeed a travesty of justice for this to occur with the administration of criminal justice, no matter where the delay emanates from.<\/p>\n

\u201cCounsel to the first respondent has exhibited correspondence to the police to transfer the suspect for arraignment since 2003 which has remained unattended to and it appears that this applicant has fallen through the cracks and thus remained in custody for such years without trial.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe presumption of innocence in our constitution remains sacrosanct and it is clear to this court that no good cause has been exhibited necessitating the continued remand of the applicant and therefore this court finds that the applicant is entitled to the declaratory order sought,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The judge, thereafter, ordered the immediate and unconditional release of the applicant from the custody of the Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. An Ikeja High Court on Monday ordered the release of a man, Kazeen Adeshina, after spending 15 years in a correctional facility without charge or trial. 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