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Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court Abuja on Monday directed that the order he made on November 5 be served on the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) and four others.
The court had on November 5, 2021, ordered the IGP, the AGF, Joseph Egbunike and Deputy Inspector General of Police (Force Criminal Investigation Department), Abuja to immediately release Jude Osuhor and Happiness Chekube Edifie who had been detained at the FCID, Abuja since October 4.
Justice Ekwo’s order of Monday was informed by the complaint by Jibrin Okutepa (SAN), lawyer to Jude Osuhor and Happiness Efifie, who sounded so bitter about the predicament of his clients.
He was bitter that the IGP and other respondents in the fundamental rights enforcement suits by his clients had been served with the November 5 order of the Court but they have allegedly refused to obey it.
According to him, although the case was adjourned for hearing, the respondents refused to obey the order of the Court and are also not in court.
He said, “The order of this court was served on the respondents since November 5, the IGP has refused to release them. We have applied for Form 48. I don’t know why the IGP and DIG, would turn themselves into executive sabotage of court order.
“I want to apply for the court to order the IGP to come here and show cause why he should not be sent to prison for disobeying court order.”
