The Kogi State High Court in Lokoja has issued a summon for Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to appear in court on May 13, 2024.

This directive stems from allegations of disregarding a court order.

Olukoyede faces a contempt charge for allegedly violating a court order issued on February 9, 2024, restraining the EFCC from certain actions pending the determination of a substantive Originating Motion.

Justice I. A. Jamil, in Suit No: HCL/68M/2024 and Motion No: HCL/190M/2024, ruled that the EFCC's actions amounted to contempt as they contravened a valid and subsisting court order.

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."

After all this Shakara, Yahaya Bello is going to Kuje prison. A rogue thief must be brought to book. If Bello has anything let him turn up in court and prove his innocence

Hmmmm
Next thing you will hear is that Kogi state high Court has sentenced EFCC Chairman for contempt of court order. For 12 months, by then Olukoyede go de drag him head the matter go cone get K leg. And Bello go de somewhere the drink champagne, any way
I just sit down the follow this matter sha

Dikegodspower:
Hmmmm
Next thing you will hear is that Kogi state high Court has sentenced EFCC Chairman for contempt of court order. For 12 months, by then Olukoyede go de drag him head the matter go cone get K leg. And Bello go de somewhere the drink champagne, any way
I just sit down the follow this matter sha

A case study for those shouting state police upandan just as they shouted 'remove fuel subsidy' and 'float the naira' . We can see where all these emergency economists have landed us.

Now the hunter is being hunted

I think our number 1 problem in this country is the judiciary...One can even use the judiciary to manipulate the constitution..

Politicians steal because they know once it gets to the court, the judge will give them a soft landing.
Imagine what the court is trying to do now..It means an armed robber that is declared wanted for robbery can run to the court and the court will save him from being prosecuted.
It's well.

The court should jail the incompetent EFCC chairman immediately

When you fight corruption
Corruption will fight back