Tag: ARREST WARRANT

PFIPC scandal: Court orders Adeyemi’s arrest

Aminu Imam
Court orders Adeyemi’s arrest

The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an arrest warrant for Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self acclaimed Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). Justice Mohammed Umar issued the order yesterday against Adeyemi over allegations of forgery, fraud, and impersonation, encompassing eight counts. The case is marked as FHC/ABJ/CR/562/2025. When the issue arose, the defendant was not present in court, though the case was number 12 on the day’s agenda. The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), who is handling the prosecution of the case, requested a bench…

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Botswana ex-president Khama prays court to set aside arrest warrant

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
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Botswana’s former president Ian Khama on Friday filed an urgent court application seeking to strike down an arrest warrant issued against him by a magistrate. Khama, whose father Seretse Khama was Botswana’s founding president, is in a dispute with his successor and incumbent President Mokgweetsi Masisi which resulted in him quitting the ruling Botswana Democratic Party in 2019. The warrant was issued after Khama, who has been living in South Africa since November 2021, failed to show up in court to answer charges laid against him in April. They include…

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