The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to three months in prison for flouting a 2011 court order., filed the suit to reverse the action.
“If at the end of the three months, the contemnor remains recalcitrant and still refuses to purge his contempt, he shall be committed for another period and until he purges his contempt,” the judge said. Recently, the Federal Capital Territory High Court Maitama, sentenced to jail the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Abdulrasheed Bawa, over contempt.
“That I further set aside the conviction of the applicant, the Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, for contempt unconditionally.”Meanwhile, the police have said the office of the IGP was not aware of any court order reinstating Mr Okoli.
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