November 29, (THEWILL) – A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has sentenced the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali-Baba, to three-month imprisonment.
The IGP was sentenced over his alleged refusal to obey a sister court judgement reinstating a police officer, Patrick Okoli, who was compulsorily retired back to work.
Justice Bolaji Olajuwon, in a ruling on the contempt proceedings filed by Okoli’s lawyer, Arinze Egbo, also warned Alkali-Baba against non-compliance with the earlier court judgement.
Justice Olajuwon warned that if the IGP failed to purge himself of the contempt, he shall be liable to another three months jail term.
