The Federal Government through the Office of the
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has filed two separate
sets of charges against the Senator Isah Misau who is representing Bauchi
Central Senatorial District.
One of the two sets
of charges, marked FCT/HC/CR/345/2017, filed before an Abuja High Court is
predicated on the running battle between Senator Misau and the
Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris.
The prosecution in the first charge accuses Senator Misau, a retired
Deputy Superintendent of Police, of making “injurious falsehood” against Idris
and the Nigeria Police Force based on various allegations of corruption made by
the Senator against the IGP in the media.
Part of the
allegations by Misau considered injurious to the IGP and the Nigeria Police
Force was that the police officers allegedly paid N2.5 million to get special
promotion and posting through the Police Service Commission. Misau also accused
the IGP of allegedly diverting money meant for the purchase of Armoured
Personnel Carriers, Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV) and other exotic cars.
The Federal
lawmaker is also said to have falsely accused the IGP of making almost half of
the mobile commanders in the country the people of his Nupe extraction. The
offences are said to be contrary to Section 393(1) of the Penal Code. In
another set of charges, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/170/2017, the prosecution preferred
seven counts of making and “uttering” false documents comprising affidavits,
statutory declaration of age deposed to at FCT High Court and the Bauchi State
Health Management Board Birth Certificate, which he allegedly submitted to the
Independent National Electoral Commission in 2011 and 2014.
The offences in the
seven counts were said to be contrary to Section (1)(2)(c) of the Miscellaneous
Offences Act Cap M17, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and punishable
under the same section of the Act. The
two sets of charges signed by Mister Aminu Alilu, an Assistant Chief State
Counsel who is of the Department of Public Prosecutions of the Federal Ministry
of Justice is yet to be assigned to a Judge.
Misau had earlier said a point of order asking the Senate to probe the IGP over
alleged corrupt practices and misconduct.
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