The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Alkali Usman, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that the presidential candidate of the All Progresdives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has no pending criminal matter with the Police.

Usman also told the court that Tinubu had no pending petition and was not a suspect to the Nigeria Police, hence, could not be put on trial.

The explanation was part of the contents of an affidavit filed at the court by his counsel, Mr Wisdom Madaki.

Madaki filed the affidavit in response to a suit instituted by a civil rights group seeking an order of mandamus to compel the police to arrest and prosecute Tinubu for perjury and certificate forgery.

The police chief maintained that the police could not prosecute Tinubu without any known offence committed.

The police explained that the two petitions it had against Tinubu were on allegations that had been adjudicated upon by the Supreme Court in 2002 in a suit filed by the late human rights activist, Gani Fawehinmi.

The affidavit averred that since the alleged perjury and certificate forgery had been resolved by the apex court, there was no need for the police to reopen the matter.

The IGP said that the police did not need any court order to make arrests and prosecute since it derived its powers from the constitution and statutes.

He prayed the court to dismiss the suit brought against him and the Nigeria Police Force for want of merit and jurisdiction.

He also told the court that the plaintiff would not be prejudiced if the suit was dismissed.

Counsel to the group, Mr Eme Ekpu, however, told Justice Inyang Ekwo that the counter affidavit of the police had just been served on him.

Ekpu prayed the court to give him some time to peruse it and reply to it formally.

In a brief ruling, Justice Ekwo granted the request and fixed Jan. 19, 2023 for hearing of the suit.

Recall that the Incorporated Trustees of the Center for Reform and Public Advocacy had dragged the IGP to court.

The suit was predicated on the alleged refusal of the police to prosecute the presidential candidate of the APC over allegations bothering on forgery.

The suit dated and filed on July 4 on behalf of the group in Abuja by Mr Mike Nwankwo has the Nigerian Police Force and the Inspector- General of Police as 1st and 2nd respondents.

The group said that the legal action against the police was necessitated by the IGP’s refusal to take action on its petitions against Tinubu.

The petition they said was over an offence it claimed Tinubu committed and was indicted by the Lagos State House of Assembly in 1999.

The applicant maintained that by Sections 214 and 215 of the 1999 Constitution and Section 4 of the Nigerian Police Act, 2020, the Police have the statutory responsibility to uphold ir.

The applicant said this responsibility was to prevent, detect and investigate criminal allegations whether brought to its notice by individuals, persons, corporate bodies or institutions.

The applicant in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1058/2022, is asking the court for an order of mandamus compelling the respondents to comply with Sections 31 and 32 of the Police Act and Section 3 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2015 .

This, according to the applicant, is with regards to the alleged crime of forgery committed by the APC presidential candidate.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/11/tinubu-has-no-pending-criminal-case-with-police-i-g-tells-court%ef%bf%bc/

Before?.. People need to deal with facts and not Internet rumours

That's African politics for you .

Obi is coming

These mess will need to stop even if it's 20%

Lier
The criminal Tulunbu don bribe this man

That's why we need to vote massively against this APC .

Vote Peter obi.

Vote for a new and better Nigeria

God bless Tinubu

Lier
The criminal Tulunbu don bribe this man
Tulunbu is a thief and a serious threat to our national security and judiciary

Majesty2:
God bless Tinubu

God should bless a criminal? That is not how it works.
Our God is not an author of confusion !!!

Omo Yiibo lule

Imagine some people's presidential candidate with all this baggage...

Ipob propaganda
TINUBU go still beat that pandora hands down

TinubuThief:

God should bless a criminal? That is not how it works.
Our God is not an author of confusion !!!

Is he any guiltier than your Papa?

Police says an individual has no records of criminality, an Ipobian will say otherwise as usual?

This one don collect brown envelope

Tinubu will be jailed after APC is out of power

Gbam

PrinceOfLagos:
This one don collect brown envelope

Tinubu will be jailed after APC is out of power

E be like IG Baba statement pain you reach marrow, mr Ipobian prince living in Lagos?

Where were you when Jonathan and pdp tried to frame Bola Tinubu in 2012, and were disgraced shamelessly?

Only for Jagaban to seek revenge on Jonathan and pdp In 2015, hence seizing the reigns of power from them?

Keep wailing.

Ok

When someone with questionable chatacter becomes your president, make una no complain o

As usual and as expected, the brainwashed IPOB terrorist Zombidient Obidiotic monkeys will be all over the post like white on Rice. Just mention Tinubu and they lose the little brain cells that they have left.
No amount of wailing and crying from the IPOB terrorist Zombidients is going to stop Bola Hamed Tinubu from becoming the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Better start getting used to it.....

Trust Tinubu, he would never give attention to fools.. There's no criminal records against Tinubu both home and abroad. It's only the shameless generation of Igbos with DNA of hate and bitterness spreading unfounded rumours against a man they wish they had in their region.
https://www.nairaland.com/7230797/south-east-needs-politicians-like-tinubu

No matter what IGP tells the court, we all know that Tinubu is very corrupt and revengeful


https://www.nationalpivot.com/2022/08/2023-tinubu-plotted-my-removal-in-2019.html?m=1

How many times will EFCC be petitioned against Tinubu? Yet they act handicapped

It's worrisome that the group is not aware of the supreme court stand on the same case they petitioned the IG for...

Abeg make this case rest jere, let's focus on the competence of the three major candidates we have on ground

Next president

Nigerians before you vote next year....think of the below:

Warehouses burgled in Lagos and other states nationwide in 2020 by hungry youths, where palliatives belonging to the masses were hidden by politicians..

I'd remind you of another reason you shouldn't vote them later

Peter Pandora Obituary's supporters will naturally have contrary opinion on this

You guys should let Tinubu contest this election in peace. This is the perfect way to send him into permanent retirement.

What of his certificate forgery case


Let’s know what’s going on on that

femisplash:
Trust Tinubu, he would never give attention to fools.. There's no criminal records against Tinubu both home and abroad. It's only the shameless generation of Igbos with DNA of hate and bitterness spreading unfounded rumours against a man they wish they had in their region.
https://www.nairaland.com/7230797/south-east-needs-politicians-like-tinubu

Both home and abroad you say?

And why hasn't he gone to USA since?

Because the the rich doesn't commit crime in Nigeria.You guys placed them high above the law.

I thought Obidense said Pandora will win next year election. Why are they trying to get Tinubu out of the way.

Lol. Already accepting defeat.

New 1 is about to come on.