Kebbi court orders probe of ADC factional chairman over contempt allegation

A Chief Magistrate Court successful Birnin Kebbi has ordered the Nigerian Police to analyse allegations of contempt of tribunal against a factional State president of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Abubakar Bala.

Magistrate Abubakar Abdullahi-Koko gave the directive connected Tuesday aft proceeding submissions from some parties, portion besides overruling preliminary objections raised by the defence.

Delivering his ruling, the magistrate held that the defendant’s counsel failed to supply documents relating to ongoing suits earlier a High Court to enactment claims that the substance constituted an maltreatment of tribunal process.

He said the tribunal could not trust connected speculation successful the lack of specified documents.

“A competent tribunal cannot speculate connected what has not been placed earlier it,” helium said.

The tribunal subsequently directed the suspect to instrumentality his plea, aft which Bala denied each allegations, insisting they were untrue.

Counsel to the defendant, Ahmad Abubakar-Fingalla, urged the tribunal to assistance bail, arguing that the offences were bailable and assuring that his lawsuit would not interfere with the judicial process.

The claimant’s counsel, Garba Ab...