A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Ahmed Mohammed has fixed March 17, 2021, to hear an application seeking to restrain Mr. Mohammed Adamu from parading himself as the Inspector General of Police, pending the hearing and determination of the suit challenging the extension of his tenure.
At the resumed hearing of the suit, the applicant’s counsel while asking for an adjournment informed the court that he was served with a counter-affidavit late on Monday and needed time to respond.
Lawyer to the inspector general of police, Mir Alex Ejesieme who did not oppose the application for adjournment also informed the court that the applicant served him with a motion seeking to abridge time late on Tuesday.
Justice Ahmed Mohammed after listening to the parties adjourned the hearing to March 17, 2021, for the hearing of the substantive suit.
In the suit filed by an Abuja based lawyer against President Muhammadu Buhari, Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the Nigerian Police Council, the applicant argues that Mr. Mohammed Adamu’s tenure as the IGP elapsed since February 1, by virtue of the police act.
