Thursday, 09 January 2020 18:53

Court jails NCAC DG, Runsewe for disobeying court order

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High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, jailed Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture, Olusegun Runsewe, for contempt of court.

Mr Jude Okeke in a ruling ordered Inspector-General of Police to arrest him and hand him over to Nigerian Correctional Service in Kuje, Abuja.

The judge ordered him to remain in prison “until he purges himself of contempt”.

Runsewe was committed to prison on Thursday following his disobedience of an order made by the court on December 15, 2017.

The order was in respect of a suit filed by Ummakalif Ltd for the sealing of the Arts and Crafts village in Abuja.

The suit was instituted against Director-General of NCAC, FCT Minister, Federal Capital Development Authority, and Minister for Culture and Tourism.

The plaintiff had alleged in his suit that the sealing of the village was a violation of the contractual agreement for him to develop a part of the village.

He filed a June 21, 2019 motion seeking Runsewe’s imprisonment for allegedly violating an order of the court made on December 15, 2017 directing parties to maintain status quo.

The order, according to the plaintiff, implied that no step should be taken to shut the village.

The plaintiff’s motion filed in line with Order 47 Rule 10 (1), (2)and (3) of the High Court of the FCT Civil Procedure Rules 2018, prayed that Runsewe be committed to prison for disobeying the court order.

Granting the application on Thursday, Okeke held that committing Runsewe to prison for contempt would serve as a deterrent to others in the habit of abusing their office and disobeying court orders.

Mr Salisu Umar who was handling the case before his elevation to the Court of Appeal, had on March 6, 2018, descended on NCAC for sealing up the village in violation of the earlier order of the court.

The matter was reassigned to Okeke following Umar’s elevation.

 

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