EFCC BOSS, IGP DISOBEDIENCE TO COURT ORDERS: BUHARI'S SILENCE DANGEROUS FOR SOCIETY
December 10, 2022 | News
Annoyingly, its law enforcement agencies who should protect the law that are most guilty of the growing disobedience to court orders.
-By Zik Gbemre
EFCC BOSS, IGP DISOBEDIENCE TO COURT ORDERS: BUHARI'S SILENCE DANGEROUS FOR SOCIETY
The impunity with which federal government, its agencies and their heads disobey the law and court orders under President Mohammadu Buhari has assumed inciting proportion.
Annoyingly, its law enforcement agencies who should protect the law that are most guilty of the growing disobedience to court orders. In recent cases, the court has sentenced the Inspector General Police to three months imprisonment for contempt in failing to implement an order to reverse wrongful sack of a police officer.
Rather than obey the court order, the IGP Usman Alkali Baba is claiming ignorance of the wrongful dismissal of the complainant, as if he doesn't know ignorance of the law is forbidden. Notably, youthful Chairman of the EFCC has also been guilty of simmilar disobedience of court orders. These are dangerous trends in Nigeria.
The military has not also been left out in this misconducts as they also regularly disobey court orders. And rather than call these disobedient office-holders to order, President Buhari is acting like he is not aware of their actions and the dangers it portends. Court orders are supreme and must be obeyed.
Any country where those who should protect and enforce the laws undermine court orders is a complete failed nation. The security operatives must obey court orders. I am surprised that an elected president of Nigeria would allow his appointed security chiefs to disobeyed court orders.
The orders committing the EFCC boss and Inspector General of Police for 'contempt ex facie curiae has not been obeyed. It is not indefensible explanation from the Police and EFCC we want to hear. What is expected is for them to obey the order and not explanation and frivolous rationalisations.
If the IG of Police and EFCC boss have refused to obey orders of court, why are their officers prosecuting alleged offenders in court when they have no regard for rule of law? I blame Buhari and Attorney General of the Federation, himself fond of disobeying the courts, for allowing security operatives to disobey court orders.
Even if they want to appeal against court orders, the officers must first obey the orders before appealing. The EFCC boss, IGP and military chiefs are not above the laws. If the head of the Police and EFCC don't obey court orders, then they have no audacity to arrest and charge alleged offenders to court.
Buhari led administration has completely failed in rule of law by this disposition to court orders without justifications. What laws are they enforcing if the Police, EFCC have refused to obey court orders or selective on which law or order to obey or not to obey.
If Buhari thinks he can rule Nigeria without the courts then he should ask the national assembly to abolish the justice system and let the Police, EFCC be the prosecutors and judges over the populace. Clearly they are pushing the country into anarchy.
Zik Gbemre
December 10, 2022
We Mobilize Others To Fight For Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes
-By Zik Gbemre
EFCC BOSS, IGP DISOBEDIENCE TO COURT ORDERS: BUHARI'S SILENCE DANGEROUS FOR SOCIETY
The impunity with which federal government, its agencies and their heads disobey the law and court orders under President Mohammadu Buhari has assumed inciting proportion.
Annoyingly, its law enforcement agencies who should protect the law that are most guilty of the growing disobedience to court orders. In recent cases, the court has sentenced the Inspector General Police to three months imprisonment for contempt in failing to implement an order to reverse wrongful sack of a police officer.
Rather than obey the court order, the IGP Usman Alkali Baba is claiming ignorance of the wrongful dismissal of the complainant, as if he doesn't know ignorance of the law is forbidden. Notably, youthful Chairman of the EFCC has also been guilty of simmilar disobedience of court orders. These are dangerous trends in Nigeria.
The military has not also been left out in this misconducts as they also regularly disobey court orders. And rather than call these disobedient office-holders to order, President Buhari is acting like he is not aware of their actions and the dangers it portends. Court orders are supreme and must be obeyed.
Any country where those who should protect and enforce the laws undermine court orders is a complete failed nation. The security operatives must obey court orders. I am surprised that an elected president of Nigeria would allow his appointed security chiefs to disobeyed court orders.
The orders committing the EFCC boss and Inspector General of Police for 'contempt ex facie curiae has not been obeyed. It is not indefensible explanation from the Police and EFCC we want to hear. What is expected is for them to obey the order and not explanation and frivolous rationalisations.
If the IG of Police and EFCC boss have refused to obey orders of court, why are their officers prosecuting alleged offenders in court when they have no regard for rule of law? I blame Buhari and Attorney General of the Federation, himself fond of disobeying the courts, for allowing security operatives to disobey court orders.
Even if they want to appeal against court orders, the officers must first obey the orders before appealing. The EFCC boss, IGP and military chiefs are not above the laws. If the head of the Police and EFCC don't obey court orders, then they have no audacity to arrest and charge alleged offenders to court.
Buhari led administration has completely failed in rule of law by this disposition to court orders without justifications. What laws are they enforcing if the Police, EFCC have refused to obey court orders or selective on which law or order to obey or not to obey.
If Buhari thinks he can rule Nigeria without the courts then he should ask the national assembly to abolish the justice system and let the Police, EFCC be the prosecutors and judges over the populace. Clearly they are pushing the country into anarchy.
Zik Gbemre
December 10, 2022
We Mobilize Others To Fight For Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes