Justice Jude Okeke of the High
Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Thursday, sentenced the Director-General
of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Olusegun Runsewe, to
prison.
He gave the order while ruling on
a motion drawn from a suit filed by Ummakalif Limited against the Minister of
the FCT; Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA); DG of NCAC, and the
Minister for Culture and Tourism, as the first, second, third and fourth
defendants respectively.
In the motion, the claimant
sought an order of the court committing Runsewe to prison for contempt of court
order made on December 15, 2017.
Justice Okeke described Runsewe’s
action as contemptuous, adding that committing him to the custody of the
Nigerian Correctional Services (NCS) would serve as a deterrent to others who
abuse office and disobey court orders with disdain.
He ordered the Inspector General
of Police (IGP) to arrest Runsewe with immediate effect and hand him over to
the NCS pending when he retraces his steps.
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