IGP faces contempt for estate leader’s arrest despite pending court order.
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By Innocent Anaba The leadership of the GTHomes Estate Residents Association in Lekki area, Lagos, has initiated contempt proceeding against the Inspector General of Police, IGP, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, over the arrest of the outgoing legal adviser of the association, Mr.
Akpomreta was arrested by members of the police from the Police Monitoring Unit, Abuja on Wednesday last week and whisked to Abuja, despite a pending court order.
The arrest came weeks after reports emerged that the IGP had cautioned police formations against the misuse of police processes in matters with clear civil underpinnings and against practices that could encourage forum shopping by complainants dissatisfied with outcomes at other police formations. Akpomreta, who is one of the applicants in a suit pending before the Federal High Court, Lagos, was reportedly picked up on Wednesday morning despite a subsisting court order directing all parties to maintain the status quo pending the determination of the application before the court. He was said to be on his way to an unrelated court hearing when accosted by operatives of the Police Monitoring Unit and transported to Abuja. The arrest is reportedly in respect of the same dispute that is the subject of ongoing fundamental rights proceedings before the court, following disagreements relating to estate administration and utility services.
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