A senior lawyer and good governance advocate, Dr. Kayode Ajulo has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stem the ill-treatment of visitors at its Abuja Headquarters.

In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, Ajulo described the trend as “worse than corporal punishment,” adding that it is “actually a big source of worry that requires drastic actions.”

Below is the full text of the statement.

INHUMANE TREATMENT OF VISITORS AT THE GATE OF EFCC HEADQUATERS: A CALL FOR CONCERN

The inhumane treatment that has become a trend at the main gate of EFCC Headquarters, is not just incomparable, it’s actually a big source of worry that requires drastic actions. It’s worse than corporal punishment.

The man at the helms of affairs of the commission, Rasheed Bawa, with respect sure needs to be called to order. If his commission is bereft of what to do, let him throw-in the towel and let a competent hand do the needful, or shut down the commission’s headquarters.

Visitors that include lawyers are subjected to harassment and the most inhuman ordeal, as they’re made to queue up in the sun and rain for hours with little or no conducive shelter and without any form of care or attempt to alleviate the indecent condition.

Many of those who were invited on various issues but got stuck at the gate actually preferred the commission’s officials had come to arrest them so they would escape the inhuman treatment, rather than how they had voluntarily come to the place, only to be subjected to such cruelty that knows no bounds.

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