Chief Magistrate Lands In Big Trouble For Issuing Warrant of Arrest on Powerful PDP Guber Candidate
- Emmanuel Iyanna, a chief magistrate has received a query from the chief judge of the federal high court in Abuja
- Iyanna was queried over the arrest warrant he issued on the PDP governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom, Umo Eno
- Eno has sent a petition through his legal team led by Samuel Ikpo against the magistrate, describing the warrant as irregular and illegal
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FCT, Abuja - The chief judge of the federal high court in Abuja has queried a chief magistrate, Emmanuel Iyanna, for issuing a warrant of arrest on the Akwa Ibom governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umo Eno.
Eno sent a petition against the chief magistrate through his legal team led by Samuel Ikpo over what they described as the “issuance of an irregular and illegal warrant of arrest” against the politicians, Vanguard reported.
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Why warrant of arrest was issued against PDP governorship candidate
The warrant of arrest was issued on Eno on December 23 following his conviction over charges of “cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property.”
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The plaintiff, in suit no CR/94/2022, is one Edet Godwin Etim. The PDP governorship campaign organisation denied having knowledge of the suit.
But on Monday, January 9, in a motion on notice filed before the court, Eno through his lawyers, urged the court to set aside the warrant of arrest.
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In an affidavit that supported the motion, Ikpo said Eno, the defendant applicant, get to know about the suit and warrant of arrest on social media.
Eno argued that the police have never invited him on any matter, and neither has he ever made any statement in connection with the issue with the police.
But the magistrate in his ruling on the application on Wednesday, December 11, granted the prayer of the applicant while giving his ruling and vacated the warrant of arrest. the entire proceedings and judgment were also set aside.
Jubilation erupts as supreme court gives final verdict on PDP guber candidate's fate
Legit.ng earlier reported that the supreme court on Wednesday dismissed 2 interlocutory appeals filed by aggrieved PDP aspirant, Jimi Lawal.
Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun-led 5 panel of justice dismissed the appeal after the counsel to the appeal, Chukwudi Enebeli dramatically withdrew.
The apex court informed the counsel that it has no time to welcome interlocutory appeals that are time bound.
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