After incurring a N2m fine over alleged disobedience to
order of court, the Legal Adviser of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS),
Jimoh Abdulkadir Adamu has finally bowed to court with the release of the
passport of Dr. Peter Odili.
The passport of the former Rivers State governor, unlawfully
confiscated by Immigration on the alleged order of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC), was released to Odili in his Abuja residence.
A motion by the Legal Adviser confirming the release of the
document directly and personally to Odili has just been sighted at the Federal
High Court in Abuja.
However, Adamu is to appear in court this morning to defend
accusations of “professional misconduct” brought against him by the former
governor.
Justice Iyang Eden Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja,
summoned the senior lawyer to appear before him to defend his role in the
refusal of his agency to comply with order of his court to release the
passport.
At the time of this report, the motion and affidavit of
compliance, confirming the release of the passport has been served on Odili’s
lawyer, Chief Ifedayo Adedipe, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
Although contrary to the court order that the passport be
deposited with the Registrar of the Federal High Court, the Immigration took
the document directly to Odili and delivered it to him in person.
A document signed by Odili personally acknowledging receipt
of the passport was also sighted by our Correspondent.
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