In a bid to stop the planned investigation against him by the Senate, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, yesterday dragged the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and the Senate before an Abuja High Court.
Idris, in a suit filed by his counsel, Charles Ogoli, is seeking an order of court restraining the Senate Committee from investigating, hearing or taking decision over allegations against him.
He equally wants the court to restrain the Senate President and the entire Senate from receiving and discussing any report submitted to it by the committee set up to investigate the allegations against him. He also wants the court to declare that the committee set up by the Senate to investigate the allegation is unconstitutional, null and void. Idris wants the court to also declare the seating and other conducts of the committee to investigate allegations against him as unconstitutional.
Idris had brought the suit under the fundamental rights enforcement, wherein he joined Saraki and the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as first and second respondents.
In his grounds upon which the reliefs are sought, the IGP stated that Senator Isa Misau, while raising matter of urgent national importance between September and October 2017, accused him of mounting road blocks across Nigeria with the purpose of extorting money from unsuspecting motorists.
He also stated that the said senator in the motion, accused him of collecting illegal fees by way of security protections given to corporate organisations, eminent citizens and oil companies running into billions of naira.
In addition, Idris stated that Misau accused him of having “unwholesome relationship with female officers in the force.” He stated further that: “Without the 1st Respondent having regard to the relevant constitutional requirements in respect of the 2nd Respondent’s role in investigations of allegations, he in reaction to these frivolous allegations, quickly constituted a committee consisting members of the 2nd Respondent to look into the matter.”
.New Telegraph