(http://www.channelstv.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Olaitan-Oyerinde.jpg)The Appeal Court sitting in Benin City has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar and the Attorney-General of Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke to pay the sum of N5 million fined them by the Edo State High Court into an interest yielding account pending the court judgment on the arrest and detention of the Executive Director of Africa Network For Environment and Economic Justice, David Ugolor over the killing of Olaitan Oyerinde, the principal private secretary to the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole. (http://www.channelstv.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Olaitan-Oyerinde-300x292.jpg) (http://www.channelstv.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Olaitan-Oyerinde.jpg) The court headed by Justice Helen Moronkeji Ogunwumiju at the sitting on Monday ordered the Inspector General of Police and the Attorney-General of Federation to pay the money to the Deputy Chief Registrar of the appeal court for the Deputy Chief Registrar to remit same into an interest yielding account. In suit no: B/496M/2012, the counsel to the Inspector General of Police, Nigeria Police Force and Attorney General of the Federation, Henry Ihonde had earlier sought stay of execution to the decision of the lower court without paying the money into an interest yielding account in accordance with the rules of the court. Olayewola Afolabi, the Counsel to Mr Ugolor faulted the application and described it as legally virus. Mr Afolabi told the court that the N5,000,000 needed to be pay into an interest yielding account first pending the appeal court judgment. After argument, Mr Ihonde agreed to pay the money into an interest yielding account and both parties agreed on stay of execution pending the appeal court judgment. The court thereafter ruled that the money being paid into an interest yielding account within 60 days.
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