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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A Kogi High Court in Lokoja on Friday ordered the Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, to appear before it on May 13 for allegedly disobeying its order.<\/p>\n

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-Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 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, \u201d the judge pronounced.<\/p>\n

EFCC operatives had on April 17 besieged the residence of former Kogi governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, in a bid to arrest him, despite a court order restraining them from taking such action, pending the determination of the originating motion.<\/p>\n

Justice Jamil\u2019s order was based on a motion ex-parte filed by Yahaya Bello through his lawyer, M.S. Yusuf, asking for an order to issue and serve the respondent (EFCC Chairman) with Form 49 Notice to show cause why Order of Committal should not be made on Olukoyede.<\/p>\n

The judge, after listening to the arguments of the applicant\u2019s counsel, the submission and the exhibits attached to the written address, granted Bello\u2019s prayers and ordered Olukoyede to be summoned to appear before the court to answer the contempt charge.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe applicant\u2019s application before me is to the effect that the respondent had carried out some acts upon which they have been restrained by this court on Feb. 9, pending the determination of the substantive motion on notice before this court.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat the said act was carried out by the respondent in violation of the order, which was valid and subsisting when they carried out those acts. That same act of the respondent amounts to act of contempt.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s against the above facts that this Court hereby grants the prayers sought in line with the principle of \u201cAudi Ultra Patem\u201d (listen to the other side).<\/p>\n

\u201cThis matter is adjourned to May 13 for the respondent\u2019s chairman to appear before this court in answer to Form 49 ordered to be served on him,\u201d the judge said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. A Kogi High Court in Lokoja on Friday ordered the Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, to appear before it on May 13 for allegedly disobeying its order. Justice I.A. 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