Contempt: IGP claims ignorance as court orders imprisonment

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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday sentenced the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to three-month imprisonment for flouting a 2011 court order.

Olajuwon noted that though the Police Service Commission recommended Okoli’s reinstatement into the NPF, a decision that was affirmed by the court, the IG’s office refused to comply with the order.

He said, “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 until he purges his contempt.” The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, said the IG was not aware of the case. He said, “It is instructive to note that the case in point concerns an officer who was dismissed as far back as 1992, a few years after the current IGP joined the Nigeria Police Force, based on available facts gleaned from reports. The most recent judgement on the matter was given in 2011, which should ordinarily not fall under the direct purview of the current administration of the Force. Thus, the news is strange and astonishing.

“The IGP has, however, directed the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Force Legal Unit to investigate the allegation in a bid to ascertain the position of the court and proffer informed legal advice for the IGP’s prompt and necessary action.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.

 

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fulani gay police as IGP Mr. Alkali following fulani footsteps of not obeying Nigeria court ruling just as Malami a fulani sharia officer n Buhari did after court discharging and acquitted Nnamdi Kanu yet they disobeyed the court ruling and still illegally detaining Nnamdi Kanu.

'Court orders imprisonment of the Inspector General Of Police' It's only in Nigeria you will come across a news like this 😄

Is there anything like ignorance in law?

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Arrant Nonsense!? Do you blame these State officials? They have continued to take a cue from their Commander-in-Chief, who is never aware of anything anyway.

Isn't ignorance not an excuse about the law ?

A case from 1992!🤣🤣 Nigeria is indeed a joke. How many years does it take for someone to get justice in Nigeria? Who will trust this kind of legal structure? Now see judgment has been passed and IGP no send Court 🙄😊🤣.

Ignorance is not an excuse in law

Is he inside prison now? If yes, what’s the name of the prison?. Yeye people

Na so EFCC oga talk when court sentence him jail, we kuku don't know maybe he went or not. Now this one too is saying the same thing, nawa for this country sha.

Sir, there is no ignorance under the law!

Se the she male IGP

Alaye go to jail jor and stop explaining rubbish

Well, he is aware now 😂😂😂. What next?

Terrible system he is above the law

I 1st talk am say na STORY

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