The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Alkali Usman, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that\u00a0\u00a0the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has no pending criminal matter with the Police.<\/p>\n
Usman also told the court\u00a0\u00a0that Tinubu had no pending petition and was not a suspect to the Nigeria Police, hence, could not be put on trial.<\/p>\n
\nThe explanation was part of the contents of an affidavit filed at the court by his counsel, Mr Wisdom Madaki.<\/p>\n
Madaki\u00a0\u00a0filed\u00a0\u00a0the affidavit in response to a suit instituted by a civil rights group seeking an order of mandamus to compel the police to arrest and prosecute Tinubu for perjury and certificate forgery.<\/p>\n
The police chief maintained that the police could not prosecute Tinubu without any known offence committed.<\/p>\n
The police\u00a0\u00a0explained that the two petitions it had against Tinubu were on allegations that had been adjudicated upon by the Supreme Court in 2002 in a suit filed by the late human rights activist, Gani Fawehinmi.<\/p>\n
The affidavit averred that since the alleged perjury and certificate forgery had been resolved by the apex court, there was no need for the police to reopen the matter.<\/p>\n
The IGP said that the police did not need any court order to make arrests and prosecute since it derived its powers from the constitution and statutes.<\/p>\n
He prayed the court to dismiss the suit brought against him and the Nigeria Police Force for want of merit and jurisdiction.<\/p>\n
He also told the court that the plaintiff would not be prejudiced if the suit was dismissed.<\/p>\n
Counsel to the group, Mr Eme\u00a0\u00a0Ekpu, however,\u00a0\u00a0told Justice Inyang Ekwo that the counter affidavit of the police had just been served on him.<\/p>\n
Ekpu prayed the court to give him some time to peruse it and reply to it formally.<\/p>\n
In a brief ruling, Justice Ekwo granted the request and fixed Jan. 19, 2023 for hearing of the suit.<\/p>\n
Recall that the Incorporated Trustees of the Center for Reform and Public Advocacy had dragged the IGP to court.<\/p>\n
The suit was predicated on the alleged refusal of the police to prosecute the presidential candidate of the APC over allegations bothering on forgery.<\/p>\n
The suit dated and filed on July 4 on behalf of the group in Abuja by Mr\u00a0\u00a0Mike Nwankwo has the Nigerian Police Force and the Inspector- General of Police as 1st and 2nd respondents.<\/p>\n
The group said that the legal action against the police was necessitated by the IGP\u2019s refusal to take action on its petitions against Tinubu.<\/p>\n
The petition they said was over an offence it claimed Tinubu committed and was indicted by the Lagos State House of Assembly in 1999.<\/p>\n
The applicant maintained that by Sections 214 and 215 of the 1999 Constitution and Section 4 of the Nigerian Police Act, 2020, the Police have the statutory responsibility to uphold ir.<\/p>\n
The applicant said this responsibility was to prevent, detect and investigate criminal allegations whether brought to its notice by individuals, persons, corporate bodies or institutions.<\/p>\n
The applicant in the suit marked: FHC\/ABJ\/CS\/1058\/2022, is asking the court for an order of mandamus compelling the respondents to comply with Sections 31 and 32 of the Police Act and Section 3 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2015 .<\/p>\n
This, according to the applicant, is with regards to the alleged crime of forgery committed by the APC presidential candidate.<\/p>\n
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