Former Vice-President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Monday Ubani, on Tuesday slumped in the custody of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Mr Ubani collapsed in Abuja detention facility of EFCC and was taken to an undisclosed hospital in the area.
A member of Ubani’s family was quoted as saying that the lawyer slumped after suffering severe dehydration and high blood pressure.
The source said: “Ubani would have died today (yesterday) if some persons had not intervened and rushed him to the hospital after he collapsed in EFCC cell.
“It is very disheartening that the EFCC has chosen to continue to detain him despite a court order that instructed that he be released or be charged to court.
“We are begging well-meaning Nigerians to appeal to the EFCC chairman to comply with court order and release Ubani.”
Ubani and Senator Christopher Enai (Bayelsa State) were detained by EFCC on March 19 for failing to produce chairman of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Ngozi Olejeme, who they stood for as sureties.
Mrs Olejeme is facing trial for alleged N6.4 billion fraud carried out during her time as NSITF chair.
