Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of illegally detaining him.

A statement sent to DAILY POST Tuesday night by Jude Ndukwe, his media aide, condemned intimidation and harassment of opposition members, calling on well-meaning Nigerians to hold the anti-graft agency responsible should anything untoward happen to Fani-Kayode

Continuing he said, “The dictatorial, vengeful, vindictive and scurrilous use of EFCC by the APC-led federal government to achieve sinister purposes against vocal individuals and members of the opposition has once again played itself out in the macabre continued detention of Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, 5 days after fulfilling all his bail conditions.

“We are appalled by this development but not surprised at all by it because that has been the hallmark of this current administration. Rather than work to improve on its reprehensible anti-democratic record, the Buhari-led administration has insisted on continuing in its self-engineered free nose-dive into the abyss of autocracy and the infamy of gross abuse of citizens’ rights.

“This tactic of keeping key and vocal members of the opposition out of circulation without due regard to our laws and or harass them with charges that cannot stand the test of judicial requirements has got to stop. The sweet smelling savour of democracy will be polluted when the opposition is stifled.

“The continued holding of Chief Femi Fani-Kayode in EFCC custody for this long despite meeting his bail conditions goes a long way to show that this fight is not about corruption after all but all about silencing the opposition.

“This act of executive rascality, at a time when Nigerians are groaning more than ever before over the economic hardship inflicted on them by this administration, is needless. It will achieve nothing but will only lead to a puerile end.”