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BREAKING; Court Orders The Arrest Of Chief Of Army Staff.

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A High Court in Minna, Niger State, has issued a warrant of arrest and remanding in prison for the Chief of Army Staff, General Faruk Yahaya, for alleged contempt of court.

The state’s chief judge, Justice Halima Abdulmalik, gave the order,o n Wednesday 30th November 2022.

Also the court issued a warrant of arrest for the Commandant Training and Doctrine Command Minna, Major General Stevenson Olugbenga Olabanji.

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According to a report reaching our news desk which was also confirmed by a report from DailyPost revealed that Abdulmalik stated that the order came after the hearing of a case brought before the court, pursuant to Order 42, Rule 10 of the Niger State High Court Civil Procedure 2018.

In the ruling,Justice Abdulmalik declared that:

“The order is commuting the Chief of Army Staff, General Faruk Yahaya and the Commandant Training and Doctrine Command Minna, Major General Stevenson Olugbenga Olabanji, to be kept in Minna Correctional Custody for contentions of the order of this court on 12 October 2022.”

She directed that the two suspects should be remanded in custody until they purge themselves of the court contempt.

The Presiding judge adjourned the case to December 8, 2022 for continuation.

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