A Federal High Court in Abuja has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, to appear before it on Tuesday to answer questions on the ongoing investigation into the alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Order 2015.
Specifically, the court is asking Arase to appear before it on August 4 to give reasons why the prayers sought by the plaintiff in his ex parte application should not be granted.
An ex parte application by the senator representing Enugu-East Senatorial District, Gilbert Nnaji, seeks to restrain the IGP and the Attorney-General of the Federation from taking further steps on the investigation of alleged forgery of the Senate rule book.
Rather than granting Nnaji’s prayer, Kolawole ordered the IG to appear in court on Tuesday to tell the court why it should not grant the request contained in the plaintiff’s ex parte motion.
Through his counsel, Mr. P. J Nwokolo, Nnaji had on Monday urged Kolawole to, among others, restrain further investigation of the allegation and publish its report.
The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/646/15, was filed before the release and sending of the Police Report to the AGF’s office for further action.
The IGP and the AGF are the two respondents to the suit.
Ruling on the ex parte application shortly after Nnaji’s lawyer moved it on Monday, Justice Kolawole held that he could not grant the restraining order at the level of ex parte hearing, since it was the same issue the plaintiff canvassed in their substantive suit.
He held that he needed to afford both the IGP and the AGF to be heard before taking a decision on the ex parte prayers.
A host of Senators contend that the rule book with which presiding officers of the upper legislative chamber were elected, was doctored.
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