- Offence punishable by seven years jail term, says body in petition to police
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has urged the police to arrest and prosecute Osun State House of Assembly Speaker Adewale Egbedun, for alleged abuse of office, assault on a lawyer, Yusuf Adeshina and Chief Bailiff, Kosamotu Lateef, while executing court order.
The Nation recalls that Egbedun denied alleged assault. However, he confirmed that he was present at the scene where they were carrying out court order to stop security operatives, who accompanied the officials.
The NBA in a petition dated July 5, 2024 with reference no. NBA/OS/CP/2024/002, which was signed by its Osogbo branch Chairman and Secretary, Yemi Abiona and Ibrahim Hassan, obtained by The Nation yesterday, was addressed to the Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command.
It noted that the action of the lawmaker was punishable under law by seven years imprisonment.
The body frowned at Egbedun’s obstruction of the execution of court judgment, stressing that the lawyer, who represented Gbaemu Royal family in suit HOS/92/2021, got order after the judgment debtors, including the governor and others, failed to adhere. Appropriate court order was given over the land by court and for the execution, which police was informed about.
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Reacting to the petition, the media aide to the Speaker, Olamide Tiamiyu, said: “The Speaker is ready to submit himself for arrest and prosecution. He is a law-abiding citizen of the state.
“But I can tell you that we have resolved the whole matter, the NBA executives with the lawyer in question just left our office not too long ago. We are addressing the whole issue, I can assure you.”