Judge  Orders Arrest, Detention Of Chief Of Army Staff For Contempt Of Court

Justice Halima Abdulmalik  of the Niger State High Court, Minna  has issued a warrant of arrest for General Faruk Yahaya, Chief of Army Staff.

He was ordered to be arrested  for contempt of court.

Interestingly, this had come barely one week after Justice M. O. Olajuwon of the Federal High Court , Abuja , declared the Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji  Alkali  Usman Baba   convicted of contempt of court.

Abdulrasheed Bawa,  the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had also recently  had a similar experience.

Justice Halimah  said the order was sequel to the notice brought before the court in pursuant of order 42 rule 10 of the Niger State High Court Civil Procedure 2018.

Team@orientactualmags.com   learned she also issued a warrant of arrest against Olugbenga Olabanji, Commandant of the Training and Doctrine Command, Minna with regard to  the same offence.

‘An order is made committing the Nigerian army chief of staff , General Farouk Yahaya and the Commander, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Minna i.e 6th &7th respondents into the custody of the correctional centre for contempt of the order of this honourable court made on the 12/10/2022.

They shall remain in the custody of the correctional centre until they purge themselves of the contempt’ the judge said.

 The order was issued in respect of a suit between Adamu Makama and 42 others versus the Governor of Niger State and seven others.

The motion for the issuance of the warrants was moved by Mohammed Liman, counsel to the plaintiffs/applicants.

Liman had prayed the court to send the Army Chief and Commandant to prison for disobeying an order made in October- Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980. Thank you