The Niger State High Court in North Central Nigeria, has vacated the committal of contempt of court against the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. General Farouk Yahaya, and the Commandant, Training and Doctrine Command, Major General Stevenson Olabanji.
The Judge, Justice Halima Abdulmalik gave the order while responding to a motion filed before the court by the counsel to the defendants, Barrister Piye Garuba seeking the vacation of the earlier order.
Justice Halima said; ”the vocation of the order is in pursuant of order 39 rules 1 and 2 of the Niger State High Court Civil procedure rules 2018 section 36 sub-section 1 of the 1999 constitution as amended.”
She added that ”the order is in view of the compliance with the order of the court made last year.”
The defence counsel also informed the court that the witness they served to appear before the court to give evidence in respect of the case was assigned official assignment and prayed the court for an adjournment on the matter.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
