JUST IN: IGP sentenced to prison for contempt of court

Usman Alkali Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has been sentenced to three months in prison by a Federal High Court in Abuja for disobeying a court order.

The presiding judge Mobolaji Olajuwon, issued the ruling on Tuesday.

The decision followed a suit filed by Patrick Okoli, a former police officer who claims he was unlawfully and compulsorily retired from the Nigerian police force.

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