{"id":76727,"date":"2023-10-26T14:57:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T13:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=76727"},"modified":"2023-10-26T14:57:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T13:57:10","slug":"court-orders-arrest-of-dpo-of-mokwa-division-in-niger-state-for-refusing-summons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/court-orders-arrest-of-dpo-of-mokwa-division-in-niger-state-for-refusing-summons\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Orders Arrest Of DPO Of Mokwa Division In Niger State For Refusing summons"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The presiding Judge of High Court 4, Justice Mohammed Mohammed issued the bench warrant of arrest of the DPO on Wednesday.<\/span><\/h2>\n

According to the court bailiff, DSP Wakili Inusa refused to accept the court processes after reading through.<\/p>\n

The case according to the court processes, one Issyaku and other\u00a0\u00a0applicants were seeking the enforcement of\u00a0\u00a0fundamental rights and dignity of their persons, personal liberty, fair hearing, freedom of movement and right to bail.<\/p>\n

The Respondents in the suit were listed as the IGP, DCP Bello of FIB Special Taskforce, DSP Wakili Inusa who is the DPO of Mokwa and Hamza Baba.<\/p>\n

The applicants according to their Counsel, Barr. Philip Emmanuel have been incarcerated for almost three months by the Police in Abuja after their arrest in Mokwa.<\/p>\n

However, Justice Mohammed Mohammed said the refusal of the DPO to receive the personal service of the Court processes is an affront on the administration of Criminal Justice system.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cAs a law enforcement officer, the DPO is supposed to uphold the rule of law as done by the 1st and 2nd Respondents who are his superiors. This court cannot encourage such misconduct from anybody especially the law enforcement officer.\u201d<\/p>

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\u201cIn view of the above, bench warrant is hereby issued against Wakili Inusa, DPO Mokwa to be brought to this court forthwith,\u201d Justice Mohammed ordered.<\/p>\n

He also ordered the immediate release of all the applicants in the matter.<\/p>\n

But in a swift reaction to the order of the Court, when contacted by the\u00a0 newsmen in Minna,\u00a0 the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Mokwa Division of the Niger State Police Command, CSP Wakili Inusa has said that he refused to collect the court letter \u201cbecause I\u2019m not Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) as addressed to me, I’m a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) by rank,adding that\u00a0 that was his\u00a0 reason for turning down the court document.<\/p>\n

He stated further that there was no any other reason for him not to receive the letter if\u00a0\u00a0it was properly addressed to him, saying that as a Police Officer, he is a respecter of the law adding\u00a0 that he had no any reason to disregard a High court letter<\/p>\n

According to him, “i refused court letter because it was not properly addressed, says the DPO issued bench warrant.<\/p>\n

The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), in charge of Mokwa Division of the State Police Command CSP Wakili Inusa, has said that he refused to collect a court letter because it was not properly addressed to him.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0According to him, “I’m not a\u00a0 Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) as addressed to me; I’m a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) by rank; that was my reason for turning down the court letter”.<\/div>\n
\nHe said there was no reason for him not to receive the letter if it was properly addressed to him, saying that as a police officer, he is a respecter of the law and has no reason to disregard a high court letter.<\/div>\n
\nA Minna High Court had ordered the arrest of the DPO of Mokwa Local Government of Niger State, DSP Wakili Inusa, for refusing the service of court processes by bailiff.<\/div>\n
\nThe presiding judge of High Court 4, Justice Mohammed Mohammed, issued the bench warrant for the arrest of the DPO on Wednesday.<\/div>\n
\nAccording to the court balilff, Wakili Inusa refused to accept the court processes after reading through them.<\/div>\n
\nAccording to the court processes, one Isyaku and other applicants were seeking the enforcement of their fundamental human rights, dignity of their persons, personal liberty, fair hearing, freedom of movement, and right to bail.<\/div>\n
\nThe respondents in the suit were listed as the Inspector General of Police, IGP, DCP Bello of the FIB Special Taskforce, DSP Wakili Inusa, who is the DPO of Mokwa, and Hamza Baba.<\/div>\n
\nThe applicants, according to their counsel, Philip Emmanuel, have been incarcerated for almost three months by the police in Abuja after their arrest in Mokwa.<\/div>\n
\nHowever, Justice Mohammed Mohammed said the refusal of the DPO to receive the personal service of the court processes was an affront to the administration of the criminal justice system.<\/div>\n
\nHe said, \u201cAs a law enforcement officer, the DPO is supposed to uphold the rule of law as done by the 1st and 2nd respondents, who are his superiors.<\/div>\n
\n“This court cannot encourage such misconduct from anybody, especially a law enforcement officer.<\/div>\n
\n\u201cIn view of the fore going\/above, a bench warrant is hereby issued against Wakili Inusa, DPO Mokwa, to be brought to this court forthwith”, he ordered.<\/div>\n
\nHe also ordered the immediate release of all the applicants in the matter.<\/div>\n
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