Former governor of Kogi State, Abubakar Audu, who is currently facing prosecution at a Federal Capital Territory High Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for his alleged involvement in a contract scam to the tune of N11 billion, yesterday threw decorum to the waste bin when he allegedly ordered his security aide, a police officer, to assault an operative of the EFCC, Haruna Ashade, for daring to take his photograph in court.
Ashade, a member of the EFCC team assigned to cover the proceedings, was carrying out his lawful duties when Audu’s aide descended on him.
Apparently realising that the cameraman might have captured his image, an angry Audu demanded for the camera and when Ashade refused to hand the equipment over to him, Audu called on one of his aides, a police inspector, to forcefully collect the camera from Ashade and delete his pictures from it.
A scuffle ensured which threw the court into confusion as the aide rained blows on the EFCC operative in the attempt to snatch the camera from him. It took the personal intervention of Justice Ademola Adeniyi, who was about coming out of his chambers to restore order.
Justice Adeniyi sent one of his assistants and his orderly to restrain Audu’s aide. He was said to have ordered the release of the camera for it to be kept in the custody of the court until after the sitting and Ashade obliged them.
However, to the dismay of officials of the EFCC, when the camera was released, all the pictures taken in court had been deleted!
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