Justice II Kunda of Plateau State High Court Sitting in Bukuru has indicted the League Management Committee Chairman (LMC) Shehu Dikko to 14 days imprisonment for disobeying court order.
The judge also issued a warrant of arrest on Shehu Dikko, for disobeying its order and absenting himself from the court sitting.
The court has been presiding over the case instituted by Giwa Football Club (Giwa FC) who is one of the 20 clubs in Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) participating in the 2015/2016 Nigeria Premier League.
Proprietor of Giwa Football Club, Ambassador Chris Giwa had dragged NPFL and LMC before the State High Court to address the suspension of his club from participating in the ongoing premiership league tournament.
In one of the sittings of the court over the suit in Bukuru Jos yesterday, the court ordered that LMC chairman Shehu Dikko and chief Operation officer Salisu Abubakar be committed to Jos Federal Prison for 14 days.
The Presiding judge, Justice Kunda in his ruling said, “The LMC officials be committed to Jos Federal Prison immediately until they obey the court order.
In the previous sitting of the court in August, the court order immediate suspension of the ongoing professional league until Giwa FC is restored to the league.
The LMC, however, ignored the court order and went ahead with the league without recalling Giwa FC.
Hence, in the court sitting yesterday, the court ordered immediate arrest of the LMC officials and be committed to prison until its orders are obeyed.
Hon. Justice Kunda said the order remain valid.
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