DOCUMENTS EXPOSED: IGP IDRIS FACING JAIL TERM OVER OFFA ROBBERY SCANDAL – (SHOCKING DETAILS)
DOCUMENTS
EXPOSED: IGP IDRIS FACING JAIL TERM OVER OFFA ROBBERY SCANDAL – (SHOCKING
DETAILS)
It is
clear as the Personal Assistant on Political Matters to Governor Abdulfatah
Ahmed, Olalekan Alabi, has filed an application before a Kwara State High Court
sitting in Ilorin, seeking to commence committal proceedings against the
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, for contempt of court.
Mr
Alabi approached the court through his counsel, Adebayo Adelodun, to effect the
service of Form 49, which is a notice of committal to prison on the IGP for
disobeying court order directing his release from police custody.
The
service of Form 49 on the IGP means that he will be summoned by the court to show
cause why he should not be committed to prison for having disobeyed the order
of court to release Alabi.
Mr
Alabi has been in police custody in Abuja since May 30, following his arrest
over his alleged link with Offa banks robbery suspects.
However,
on August 1, the Kwara State High Court granted him an interim bail after
declaring that his continued detention by the police was illegal and
unjustifiable.
While
granting him an interim bail in the sum of N20 million with two reliable
sureties in like sum, Justice A.I. Yusuf held that the police had failed to
justify why they have kept the governor’s aide in detention for over two
months.
But in
flagrant disobedience of the court order, the police have refused to release Mr
Alabi from their custody despite perfecting his bail conditions.
This
development necessitated the court to on August 14 issue Form 48 to the IGP,
which is an initiation of contempt proceeding.
It
states that “Take notice that unless you obey the directions contained in the
order of the High Court of Justice of Kwara State delivered on the 1st of
August, 2018, you will be guilty of contempt of court and will be liable to be
committed to prison.”
The IGP has, however, failed to respond to the notice, prompting Alabi to approach the court to serve him Form 49.
