A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court has ordered the
arrest of Kabiru Turaki, a factional national chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), for failing to appear before the court in a case filed
by the inspector-general of police (IGP).
U.P. Kekemeke, the trial judge, on Thursday, held that
Turaki, a former minister, has no justification not to appear before the court.
The IGP had filed a one-court charge against Turaki for
allegedly providing false information to the police in a petition dated October
2022.
PREVIOUS COURT PROCEEDINGS
On January 28, the former minister was scheduled to be
arraigned in court but the case was stalled because he was absent.
During the court proceedings, the prosecutor told the court
that the defendant was supposed to be in court based on the earlier order of
the court summoning him.
The prosecutor had asked the court to issue a bench warrant
against Turaki.
The defense counsel responded that his client was not in
court because there is a letter to the chief judge of FCT high court seeking a
transfer of the case to another judge.
The defense counsel said a petition expressing doubt on
confidence in the court has been submitted to the chief judge.
K.N. Ogbonnaya, the trial judge, said filing a petition to
the chief judge cannot stop the continuation of a criminal proceeding unless a
directive comes from the chief judge.
The case was later adjourned to March 5.
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