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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, set aside its order committing the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Usman Baba to three-month imprisonment for contempt.
A federal high court in Abuja has set aside its order committing Usman Baba, inspector-general (IG) of police, to three-month...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday vacated its November 29, 2022 order committing IGP Usman Baba to prison for contempt.
It is against the run of play for the powerful in office to be convicted for misdeeds, especially in a reign of virtual lawlessness and impunity. But it happened thrice in the past five weeks with the courts convicting for contempt of the Chairman of the powerful Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa; the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba and the Chief of the entire Nigeria Army, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya.
A dismissed Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Osondu Christian, has filed a committal proceeding before the National Industrial Court (NIC), against the Nigerian Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, over his alleged disobedience to a lawful court order reinstating him. SaharaReporters reported in November that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, sentenced IGP Baba to three months in prison for disobeying a valid court order.