AAU Law Alumni Demand Probe Into Alleged Arrest, Detention of Lawyer at OPay Office
Wale Igbintade The Ambrose Alli University Law Class of 2003/2004 Alumni Association has called for an immediate and independent investigation into the alleged arrest, handcuffing and detention of its member,
The Ambrose Alli University Law Class of 2003/2004 Alumni Association has demanded an independent investigation into the alleged arrest and detention of one of its members, Mr Simon Eromosele, by police officers at an OPay office in Abuja. The association claims Eromosele was handcuffed and taken to Utako Police Station, where he was required to surrender personal belongings and detained for over an hour and 30 minutes.
It alleges that Eromosele was approached by a plain-clothes police officer at the Jabi office of OPay, claiming he was under arrest, despite explaining that he was a lawyer acting on behalf of a client. The association's statement alleges that Eromosele's mobile phone was seized and some communications were allegedly accessed and deleted.
The association also claims that Eromosele was denied bail despite intervention from the Nigerian Bar Association and was taken to a SARS detention facility before being finally released. The group is calling for a thorough investigation into the circumstances of Eromosele's arrest, including the role of all officers involved, and demanding an official apology if violations of his rights are found.
The association also urges OPay to conduct an internal review of the incident and to clarify its policy on law-enforcement involvement in matters concerning customers' legal representatives.
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