A Magistrate Court presided over by Chief Magistrate Grade 1, F.E.N. Igbinosa, has threatened to jail the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Foluso Adebanjo, for court contempt if the commissioner’s fail to appear before the court on December 31 to explain why the court orders were not obeyed.
Igbinosa had on December 16 ordered the exhumation of the remains of four robbery suspects killed in November 24 shoot-out for the purpose of examining the corpses to ascertain the causes of their death.
The court also granted an order permitting medical experts other than police Pathologists to carry out the examination or be part of same.
The magistrate issued the threat while ruling on a motion by counsel to the applicants, Mr. Benjamin Iloube, who drew court’s attention to the failure of the police to implement its orders.
Igbinosa said that he would not hesitate to commit the police boss to prison if he and his men fail to appear before him on December 31. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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In same vein, I hope the court in River State would be able to sentence the River's commissioner of police for meddling politicaly with state affairs.
ReplyDeleteBut the issue is who will enfforce tne order?
This again brings to the fore the urgent need for a state police.
National Assembly take note.