Yahaya Bello: EFCC boss, Olukoyede, to face criminal trial for Contempt of Court, May 13

...summoned to show cause why he shouldn't be committed to prison


A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has ordered the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, to appear in court on May 13, 2024, to show cause why an order of committal should not be made against him for allegedly disobeying court order.

The EFCC boss is facing a contempt charge for carrying out "some acts upon which they (the EFCC) have been restrained" by the Court on February 9, 2024, pending the determination of the substantive Originating Motion.

Justice I. A. Jamil, delivering a ruling in Suit No: HCL/68M/2024 and Motion No: HCL/190M/2024, ordered that "the said act was carried out by the Respondent (EFCC) in violation of the order, which was valid and subsisting when they carried out the act. That same act of the Respondent amounts to Contempt.

EFCC operatives had laid siege on the residence of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, as early as 8am on April 17, 2024, with a bid to arrest him, despite a court order restraining them from taking such action, pending the determination of the Originating Motion.

Justice Jamil's order was based on a motion ex-parte filed by Yahaya Bello through his lawyer, M.S. Yusuf, Esq, where he prayed the court
for an order to issue and serve the Respondent (EFCC Chairman) with Form 49 Notice to show cause why Order of committal should not be made on Olukoyede.

Having listened to the arguments of the Applicant's counsel, the submission and exhibits attached in the Written Address, Justice Jamil granted Yahaya Bello's prayers and ordered Olukoyede to be summoned to appear before the court to answer the contempt charge.

Delivering his order on the motion on April 25, 2024, Justice Jamil said, "The applicant's application before me is to the effect that the Respondent has carried out some acts upon which they have been restrained by this Court on the 9th of February, 2024, pending the determination of the substantive motion on Notice before this Court.

"That the said act was carried out by the Respondent in violation of the order which was valid and subsisting when they carried out those acts. That same acts of the Respondent amounts to acts of contempt.

"That the Respondent should be summoned to appear before this Court to answer to the contempt charge.

"It's against the above facts that this Court hereby grants the prayers sought in line with the principle of "Audi Ultra Patem". To wit:

"An order of this Honourable Court for the issuance of Form 49 Notice to show cause why order of committal should not be made against the Executive Chairman of the Respondent - Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

"An order for service of Form 49-Notice to show why order of committal should not be made on the Executive Chairman of the Respondent - Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at EFCC Corporate Headquarters, Plot 301/302, Research and Institution District, Abuja.

"This matter is adjourned to the 13th of May, 2024 for the Respondent's Chairman to appear before this Court in answer to form 49 ordered to be served on him."

Very good. Yahaya Bello that I learnt never collected salary for 8 years let alone steal ₦1, and also saved more than $200b for Kogi State is who EFCC is charging to court.

Ajaka is a blessed man

Just imagine

Some judges don't have sense

Hehehe! The chaos, anarchy, impunity and lawlessness the APC has bred in the public institutions like the judiciary and government agencies is gonna be its biggest undoing in time to come. Fingers crossed.

EFCC calling: Adam Adam where art thou?
Yahaya Bello answering: I can not come because I am naked.
EFCC asking: did you eat of the forbidden fruit?
Yahaya Bello answering: it was the serpent (greed) that tempted me.

shortgun:
The Executive arm is breeding rascals who doesn't see the need to respect court orders. We are practicing democracy for goodness sake nobody should be above the law.

Which democracy are you talking about here man? The same one bastardized by these anarchoterrorist today in government? Common!

The executive made the judiciary and the judiciary legalised the illegality of the executive. Hence the country suffers the lack of separation of powers. Where there is no regard for the rule of law, chaos, anarchy and lawlessness reigns supremely.

After all this yeye dance, I can bet my balls Yahaya Bello will go to Kuje prison

EFCC should not waste time in sending this Yahaya Bello cheap Judge to National Judicial Council to face panel. EFCC should tighten their noose around this Judge and all Judges appointed during Yahaya Bello's time.


EFCC should get the files of this Lokoja Judges and check their back pockets very well

Keep playing, if the kogi judge is not careful he may soon to be exposed and picked up. Corruption trying to fight back

Na bello thief money
Na efcc chairman dey go jail

The EFCC chairman must be jail

shortgun:

The judge is 1000% right and his head is overflowing with sense.
The Executive arm is breeding rascals who doesn't see the need to respect court orders.
We are practicing democracy for goodness sake nobody should be above the law.

Okay. Which principle in law did he rely on or quote to prevent a law enforcement agency from interviewing, interrogating or arresting a suspect?