Adegboruwa, SAN Raises Alarm Over Health Of American Lady In Police Custody

*Despite Meeting Bail Requirements

Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN),
Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has raised an alarm concerning the
deteriorating health of the American lady in police custody, Kari
Ann R’ouke.

This is coming on the heels of the expectations that Kari Ann
would be released from custody on Thursday, March 19, 2021, upon
the fulfilment of all her bail conditions and the acceptance of her
surety.

In a press release in Lagos on Saturday, Adegboruwa stated that
he is scared that something devastating may happen to Kari Ann if
she is not released forthwith.

It will be recalled that Kari Ann was arrested by the Lagos
State Police Command in respect of the death of her friend that she
met online and whom she left in good health at the time of her
departure to the airport.

Kari Ann has been in police custody since March 9, 2021, at
SCID, Panti, Yaba, where she has lost about 23 pounds and suffered
bouts of malaria and dysentery. She has a delicate health condition
of severe anaemia, for which she is due for comprehensive medical
treatment in America.

On March 19, 2021, responsible sureties visited the SCID in
Yaba, to sign all documents for the expected release of Kari Ann,
with her lawyers, who all spent hours at the police department till
late in the night, when they were later informed to go. Upon the
execution and perfection of the bail papers, Kari Ann was told to
pack her belongings which she did, only to be told later on to go
back into custody.

It is on this basis that the eminent lawyer has appealed to the
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, to use his
good offices to direct the immediate release of Kari Ann, so that
she can attend to her health urgently.

Her international passport has already been seized by the police
and a reputable church has volunteered to accommodate Kari Ann in
Nigeria until such a time that the police would be willing to allow
her travel back to her home state in America.

Adegboruwa is concerned that the police are keeping Kari Ann in
perpetual custody for well over one month without any charge before
any court of law. He stated further that in this period of the
Coronavirus pandemic, it is not safe for any one of Kari Ann’s age
with her underlying condition to be kept in police custody for an
indefinite period of time.

He, therefore, urged the police to respect the rule of law and
the liberty and freedom of Kari Ann, as she is presumed innocent
under the law.

*Despite Meeting Bail Requirements

Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN),
Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has raised an alarm concerning the
deteriorating health of the American lady in police custody, Kari
Ann R’ouke.

This is coming on the heels of the expectations that Kari Ann
would be released from custody on Thursday, March 19, 2021, upon
the fulfilment of all her bail conditions and the acceptance of her
surety.

In a press release in Lagos on Saturday, Adegboruwa stated that
he is scared that something devastating may happen to Kari Ann if
she is not released forthwith.

It will be recalled that Kari Ann was arrested by the Lagos
State Police Command in respect of the death of her friend that she
met online and whom she left in good health at the time of her
departure to the airport.

Kari Ann has been in police custody since March 9, 2021, at
SCID, Panti, Yaba, where she has lost about 23 pounds and suffered
bouts of malaria and dysentery. She has a delicate health condition
of severe anaemia, for which she is due for comprehensive medical
treatment in America.

On March 19, 2021, responsible sureties visited the SCID in
Yaba, to sign all documents for the expected release of Kari Ann,
with her lawyers, who all spent hours at the police department till
late in the night, when they were later informed to go. Upon the
execution and perfection of the bail papers, Kari Ann was told to
pack her belongings which she did, only to be told later on to go
back into custody.

It is on this basis that the eminent lawyer has appealed to the
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, to use his
good offices to direct the immediate release of Kari Ann, so that
she can attend to her health urgently.

Her international passport has already been seized by the police
and a reputable church has volunteered to accommodate Kari Ann in
Nigeria until such a time that the police would be willing to allow
her travel back to her home state in America.

Adegboruwa is concerned that the police are keeping Kari Ann in
perpetual custody for well over one month without any charge before
any court of law. He stated further that in this period of the
Coronavirus pandemic, it is not safe for any one of Kari Ann’s age
with her underlying condition to be kept in police custody for an
indefinite period of time.

He, therefore, urged the police to respect the rule of law and
the liberty and freedom of Kari Ann, as she is presumed innocent
under the law.