Court Orders Arrest Of EFCC Boss, Lamorde

[Shola Sholaz]

Justice Peter Kekemeke of an Abuja High Court has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar to arrest the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde, for disobeying a valid court order.
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Justice Kekemeke directed that the EFCC boss and an operative of the anti-graft agency, Mr Friday Ebelo, should be apprehended and kept in prison custody within the next two weeks, except they apologize to a lawyer whose fundamental human rights were allegedly violated by the commission.
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Meantime, EFCC, yesterday, vowed to appeal the ruling.
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We 'll appeal ruling — EFCC
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Reacting to the order, spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, who acknowledged that a copy of the order was served on the agency, said EFCC has perfected plans to get it vacated.

[Folami David]

EFCC is really doing well right now so something must've happened for this to want to take place. Let's see how it'll all pan out....