Lawyer drags IGP to court for disobeying court orders

A legal practitioner based in Lagos, Barrister Ademola Odusote has instituted a legal action against the Attorney-General of the Federation, Ibrahim Malami; inspector general of Police, Ibrahim Kpotun Idris; and the Nigerian Police Force.

Odusote is seeking an order of the court, compelling IGP Idris to obey and enforce all subsisting court judgements won against the Police.

The lawyer is also seeking an order of the court, directing the AGF to advise the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to remove the Police boss from the office as inspector general of Police.

He accused IGP Idris of ''continuous breach of the provisions of section 287(3) of the 1999 constitution (as amended), thereby posing immense threat to the sustenance of our democracy''.

Odusote alleged that the IGP had “continuously and flagrantly disobeyed and refused to enforce court judgements” with particular reference to the judgement delivered on Thursday, November 9, 2017 by between the & 49 others vs. Nigeria Police Force & five others''.

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He averred that it was ''tantamount to circumventing the law as well as undermining due administration of justice, independence, authority and powers of the judiciary''.

He prayed the court institute an order seeking a discontinuance of any legal action instituted by IGP Idris in any court of law, until subsisting judgements standing against the Police boss were obeyed and enforced.

It would be recalled that Justice Kolawole, in a landmark judgement of November 9, 2017, ordered that the Police should unseal the Peace Corps office located opposite Jabi Lake, Abuja.