Court backs bid to commit Inspector General of Police to prison

A F e d e r a l High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday gave legal backings to moves by the Speaker of the House of Repre­sentatives, Aminu Tambuwal to send the Inspector Gen­eral of Police, Sulei­man Abba to prison for disobeying court order.

Justice Ahmed Mo­hammed specifically directed the Speaker to put the IGP on notice to come and show cause why he should not be committed to prison.

Meanwhile, the court has fixed December 1 to decide the fate of five persons seeking to join in the suit as co-defendants after which hearing in the main suit will commence on De­cember 3.

In the substantive suit against the IG, Tambuwal through his counsel, Lateef Fag­bemi SAN who led eight other SANS and 69 lawyers had brought a motion ex parte ask­ing the court directing the Inspector General of Police to appear in person to show why he should not be com­mitted to prison for disobeying the order of court which earlier directed that status quo be maintained.