A Kogi High Court in Lokoja on Friday, April 26 ordered the Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, to appear before it on May 13, to show cause why an order of committal should not be made against him for allegedly disobeying a court order.
Justice I.A. Jamil of High Court IV gave the order while ruling in Suit No: HCL/68M/2024 and Motion No: HCL/190M/2024, brought before him by ex-Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi in Lokoja.
“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, ” the judge said.
The EFCC boss is facing a contempt charge for allegedly carrying out “some acts upon which they (the EFCC) have been restrained” by the court on February 9, pending the determination of the substantive originating motion.
Justice Jamil’s order was based on a motion ex-parte filed by Yahaya Bello through his lawyer, M.S. Yusuf.
Bello prayed…
Source: Linda Ikeji
