A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to appear on February 4 over his continued disobedience to court order.

He is expected to show cause why contempt charge should not be filed against him which might land him in prison.

The court summon was said to have been served on Adamu at the Force Headquarters in Abuja

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu issued the summon against the IGP following his alleged refusal to reinstate a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Patrick Okoli, who was forcefully retired.

The court had set aside the forceful retirement of Okoli on the ground that due process was not followed.

The court had also imposed a fine of N10m as punitive cost against the police authorities.

Although the police had contested the Federal High Court judgment at the Court of Appeal, it lost as the appellate court affirmed the decision of the lower court.

In compliance with the Court of Appeal decision, DCP Okoli was reinstated via a letter and in another letter was again retired compulsorily.

Justice Ojukwu after listening to arguments canvassed by Arinze Solomon Eggo, counsel for the applicant, issued an order directing the IGP to appear before her court on Thursday February 4.

An enrol order signed by the Judge read in part “An order of this court is hereby made mandating the Inspector-General of Police to appear before this court on February 4, 2020, at 9am to show cause why a contempt proceeding should not be taken against the Inspector-General of Police for refusal to obey the judgment of the court in this matter which judgment was affirmed by the Court of Appeal. This summons shall be served forthwith.”

Source: https://punchng.com/ig-risks-imprisonment-as-court-summons-police-boss-for-contempt/

cc; lalasticlala

Risk imprisonment? Iyen IGP

And a professional media wrote this jargons.....

No respect for rule of law in this country

Everybody just dey do anyhow

Even the ogas at the top sees themselves too big to be corrected by competent court .

Jail indeed for naija.....say another thing...

chai! see leaders

They can only flex their muscles on non hausa-fulanis especially Igbos but trust my people.You can never conquer the ever resilient spirit of an Igbo man.

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helinues:
Risk imprisonment? Iyen IGP.And a professional media wrote this jargons....

[/s]Is the IGI as the chief law officer above the law of the land? While nothing new! The man that said "national security supersedes the rule of law" is his mentor & your demigod.

However, the news outlet and other media organisation like the PUNCH knew of Buhari's govt lawlessness from antiquity were bold enough to declear their stand.A society without rule of law is anarchy. Absolute fascist state is a no no!

Mynd44, Lalasticlala OAM4J and other moderators should not be allowing these kind of elements to pollute this forum with their unbridled ignorance.No body is above the law.