Beyond the drama that culminated in the discharge of the contempt declaration is the highlight of a running theme of disregard of court orders by public…
The stance of the Police did not change despite the issuance of further court orders compelling it to do the needful. Not even the directive of the Police Service Commission and intervention of the House of Representatives could persuade the Office of the IGP to act in accordance with the law. Unrelenting but determined to reap the fruit of his judgment, Okoli then approached the Federal High Court for a committal order against the incumbent IGP.
Ironically, during the contempt proceedings, Justice Olajuwon had stated as follows: “The terms of the Orders of this Court are clear and unambiguous. This court is satisfied that the respondent has had proper knowledge of the Orders of this Court; there is no denial of such knowledge and the receipt of Forms 48 and 49. The respondent filed a counter affidavit, was duly represented in court by different counsel, who stated how they had written several legal opinions which were not attended to.
From several cases of unjustifiable arrests, unfair trials, disobedience to court orders, and lopsided appointments, among others, the present government has repeatedly demonstrated self-arrogated superiority over the rule of law. In October 2016, operatives of the Department of State Services invaded the homes of senior judicial officers without following due process.
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