Senate threatens IGP with warrant of arrest

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Ibrahim Idris, Inspector-General of Police (IGP)

The Senate has threatened to issue arrest warrant against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, for failing to appear before its ad-hoc committee investigating allegations of abuse of office against him.

The Chairman of the ad-hoc committee, Sen. Francis Alimikhena, issued the threat when the IGP failed to appear before the committee on Wednesday.

Alimikhena, who is also the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, said the IGP was summoned on October 16 to answer allegations made against him by Sen. Isah Misau (APC-Bauchi).

Alimikhena said rather than honour the invitation, his lawyer, Alex Iziyon, wrote to the committee informing it that the matter was already in court.

He said ”nobody, including court, can stop the Senate from carrying out its constitutional duties.

”The separation of powers guaranteed by law,…

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