A magistrate court in Port
Harcourt, Rivers state, has issued a warrant for the arrest of Nsima Ekere,
governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Akwa Ibom
state, over a N2.4 billion fraud.
The development comes hours to
the governorship and state houses of assembly elections scheduled for March 9,
2019.
S.D. Andrew-Jaja, chief
magistrate, issued the warrant of arrest with charge number PMC/MSC/15/2019,
following the ploy doctored by the governorship candidate to boycott court
judgement.
The court also held that Ekere
should be arrested alongside Katungo Moljengo, director of legal service of the
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
The court order, bearing the seal
and signature of S.T. Dappa, principal registrar of the court, indicated that
the arrest warrant against Ekere and Moljengo was issued “in Port Harcourt
under the seal of the court and hand of the presiding chief magistrate, this
5th day of March 2019″.
Speaking at a press conference in
Uyo, V.C. Edward Ekpo, a lawyer representing Multi-Intelligence Development
Ltd, disclosed what led to the issuance of the arrest warrant.
“In 2011, four companies were
awarded contracts by NDDC. Having
executed the job worth over N2.4 billion, were denied payment after obtaining
loans from banks, individuals among other financial institutions to service the
contract,” Ekpo said.
“We approached the court and
obtained judgement from the High Court of Justice, Abuja but what followed was
indescribable level of corruption, where Nsima Ekere conspired with Director of
Legal Service, Kaltungo Moljengo to defeat the execution of justice”.
The lawyer was displeased with
the act which he said was against Criminal Code Act of Section 518(1) and (6)
CAP. C 38, laws of the federation of Nigeria 2004.
Ekpo appealed to the inspector
general of police to implement the court order and get Ekere arrested with
immediate effect in compliance with the order of court, and ensure that he is
put in prison within 24 hours ultimatum.
He also advised the current
management of NDDC to desist from transacting businesses with the duo.
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