Judge chides EFCC, Uniosun VC’s Counsels for disobeying court order
Shina Abubakar – Osogbo
Justice Peter Lifu of a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State on Tuesday chided Counsels to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, M. S. Usman and the Vice-Chancellor, Osun State University, S. B. Ayeni over flagrant disobedient of a court order.
The duo had appeared before the court in a case with suit number FHC/OS/CS/44/2020 brought before it by Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institution of Osun State University branch, seeking an order of the court to compel first respondent, (EFCC) to investigate and prosecute the second respondent, Professor Labode Popoola, the Vice-Chancellor of the university on the allegation of misappropriation of the N100 million university fund and siphoning of money among other allegations
At the resumed hearing, counsel to the applicant, Kanmi Ajibola said the application for judicial review was brought before the court pursuant to order 34 rules 1, 2 and 3 of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) of 2019, sections 6(6) (B), 251(I) (O) and (R) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
