Umo Eno, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom state, has petitioned the chief judge of the federal...
The chief judge of the federal capital territory high court has queried Emmanuel Iyanna, a chief magistrate, over a warrant of arrest he issued againstEno, through his legal team led by Samuel Ikpo, had sent a petition against the senior magistrate over the “issuance of irregular and illegal warrant of arrest” against him.on December 23 after convicting the governorship candidate on charges bordering on “cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property”.
However, in a motion on notice filed before the court on Monday, the governorship candidate, through his team of lawyers, prayed the court to set aside the warrant of arrest. In the affidavit in support of the motion, Ikpo said the defendant applicant found out about the suit and the warrant of arrest via social media.Eno said he has “never been invited by the police on any matter nor has he ever made any statement to the police in connection with this case”, adding that he has “never been served with any court process”.
Ruling on the application on Wednesday, the chief magistrate granted the prayer of the applicant and vacated the warrant of arrest.dated January 10 and signed by Oluseyi Amose on behalf of the chief judge, notified the chief magistrate of the petition against him.The letter stated that the petitioners have “called for disciplinary action to be taken” against the chief magistrate.
“His lordship, the honourable chief judge of the high court of the federal capital territory , Abuja is in receipt of the above petition from the law firm of Samuel Ikpo & Company of No.26, Oron Road, Uyo, Akwa Ibom state and has directed me to forward a copy of the self-explanatory petition to your Worship for comments as soon as possible,” the letter reads.
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