The
arrest of the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and three
others has been ordered by a High Court in Ijero Ekiti, Ekiti State.
APC Supporters
According to a report on Premium Times,
a High Court in Ijero Ekiti, Ekiti State has issued arrest warrant
against the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jide Awe,
and three others - Faboro John Ojo, Aniramu Basiru and Falayi Busuyi -
for their alleged involvement in murder.
The APC chairman and others who are facing trial in Charge No:
HIJ/1c/2015, are accused of being responsible for the murder of Ayo Jeje
and Juliana Adewumi In Erinjiyan-Ekiti, Ekiti State, on March 30, 2013.
Justice E. B. Omotoso of the Ijero-Ekiti High Court, who granted
the order on Monday, said Jide Awe and the three other accused persons
must be brought to court by the police on October 5, 2015.
It was learnt that the warrant of arrest dated July 27, 2016, was
issued based on the prayer of Counsel to the Ekiti State Government,
Yakubu Dauda, who asked the court to invoke Section 94 of the Ekiti
State Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Ekiti State to compel
the appearances of the accused person before the court.
“Consequently, I hereby invoke the provisions of Section 94 of
the Ekiti State Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Ekiti State by
ordering that Bench Warrants be issued against the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and
4th defendants to compel their appearances before this court at the next
day of adjournment and subsequently to stand for their trial.
Consequently, this matter is hereby adjourned till 5th of October, 2016
for hearing,” the judge ruled.
The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Owoseni Ajayi, said “the court order will be served on the police with immediate effect, hoping that it will be complied with strictly”.
The Ekiti State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice,
Owoseni Ajayi, in a letter to the IGP dated July 8, 2016 and copied to
the Attorney General of the Federation, National Human Rights Commission
and the Ekiti State Commissioner of Police had decried the refusal of
the police to arrest the accused persons despite several requests.
“The Ekiti State has requested the Nigeria Police, Ekiti State
Command to effect the arrests of these culprits but instead of effecting
the arrests, the Police has refused and/or neglected to effect the
arrests on the ground that such arrests should not be made except with
the approval of the Police Force Headquarters, Abuja,” the Attorney General said.
