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Court jails IGP Usman Baba three months for contempt

Admin November 29, 2022
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Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court, Abuja has sentenced the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba to three months in prison for contempt of court after he was found to have disobeyed a court order.

Delivering ruling, Justice Olajuwon issued the order following a suit filed by a former police officer, Patrick Okoli, who said he was unlawfully and compulsorily retired from the Nigeria Police Force.

This is the second time in one month that a top public officer would be committed to jail for contempt of court.

Recall that earlier in November, Justice Chizoba Oji of a High Court Abuja convicted the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa for contempt and ordered that he should be committed to prison at Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja.

The judge held that Bawa was in contempt of the order of the court made on November 21, 2018, directing the commission to return to an applicant, his Range Rover and the sum of N40 million.

However, Justice Oji in a subsequent ruling set aside the conviction of Bawa after hearing an application brought by the EFCC chairman.

Police sources said that the IGP would appeal the ruling of the court.

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