cusing the panel of various acts of illegalities and violations of his client’s right to fair hearing.
He described as “curious and worrisome” that the panel led by Salami, which started as an administrative panel of inquiry taking oral and documentary evidence in the past one month suddenly metamorphosed into a Judicial Commission of Inquiry. Shittu said, aside from barring the public from its proceedings, the suspended chairman of EFCC along with his lawyer was excluded from the proceedings of the panel on numerous occasions, particularly, the July 11, 12, and 13, 2020 proceedings.
He added that oaths were also not being administered to witnesses testifying at the panel in violation of Section 5 of the Tribunal of Inquiry Act 2004. Shittu also accused the panel of delving into matters not within its terms of reference and entertaining petitions on live cases pending before superior courts.
“The detention of Mr. Magu and subsequent denial of Mr. Magu’s detention by both your panel and the police.
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