Court orders arrest of Kwara NSCDC boss over assault case

Key Takeaways

• A magistrate court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has ordered the arrest of the state commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abbas Mohammed, over his failure A magistrate court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has ordered the arrest of the state commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abbas Mohammed, over his failure to appear before the court in an ongoing assault case involving two NSCDC officers.
• The presiding judge, Chief Magistrate Adebayo Dupe, on Wednesday, directed the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, to arrest the NSCDC commandant and produce him before the court on the next adjourned date.The order followed an application filed by counsel to Barrister Aladodo Abdullateef Nurudeen, who allegedly suffered assault at the hands of two NSCDC officers, Ajayi Williams Gbolahan and Busari Babatunde.
• Counsel for the complainant, Prof.