The lawyers under the auspices of the Young Lawyers League of Nigeria claimed that Maina’s health was deteriorating, pleading that their demands be granted on both compassionate and health grounds.
Addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, the chairman of the group, Emmanuel Ekwe, said a letter to that effect had been submitted to the president through the office of the Secretary General of the Federation.
He said, “In that letter, we have chronicled our demands that among other things, Maina should be released from detention through lawful presidential intervention.
“Also, we would like to state that his health is deteriorating and we plead with the president to free him on compassionate and health grounds.”
He recalled that Maina had served the country meritoriously and must not be persecuted unduly.
“Maina has used his expertise before Buhari’s administration to recover N1.3 trillion naira during former president Goodluck Jonathan’s administration to aid the economy.
“Again, during President Muhammadu Buhari’s era, Maina also recovered N1.6 trillion naira.
“But when it got to the time to pay him his five per cent, that was why his travail started.”
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