The federal high court, Awka Division has set aside its earlier judgement on the alleged illegality of the continued stay in office of the inspector General of Police Usman Alkali Baba
The Presiding judge, Justice Roman gave the order to set aside the the verdict delivered on 19th May, 2023.
The judgment of the court followed the application filed by the Inspector General of police through his counsel challenging the earlier verdict on the ground that he was not served, thus not heard in the suit which was his Constitutional right.
The applicant argued that the suit was caught up by the principle of Res judicata having been adjudicated upon based on the same issues and facts being canvassed by the plaintiff.
Okechukwu Nwafor had been decided in a suit filed by Michael Sam Idoko against the Nigeria police force and 4 others in which judgement was entered in favour of the IGP.
The plaintiff Okechukwu Nwafor has instituted the suit at the Federal high court seeking a declaration that Usman Alkali Baba should vacate office after attaining the age of retirement.
