Court issues arrest warrant on Taraba investment MD, two others

A federal high court sitting in Jalingo, Taraba state, has
issued warrant of arrest on the Managing Director of Taraba
Investment and Property Company limited, Mr. Ezekiel Iliya, and two
others; Mr. Chris Apaji and Veronica Musa over alleged contempt of
court.

Presiding Judge, Justice Pam who issued the warrant of arrest,
Monday, ordered the three persons to be brought to the court on
January 16th, 2020.

The arrest warrant was in pursuant to an ex-parte motion brought
before the court by the plaintiff Barr. Benjamin Orume and eight
others on December 2, 2019.

In the ex-parte motion, the certified true copy of which was
also obtained by Daily Trust, the plaintiff (Barr. Benjamin Orume
and eight others) who are all Directors of Taraba micro Finance
Bank, prayed the court to restrain the defendants Ezekiel Iliya and
two others from interfering with activities of the Bank pending the
determination of the case before the court.

The court after reading the affidavit in support of the motion
sworn to by one Mallam Nasiru Baba of Taraba Microfinance Bank and
hearing the application from Ganki Hassan Esq in support of the
motion paper granted all the three relief sought by the
plaintiffs.

In spite of the order of the court Ezekiel Iliya, Veronica Musa
and Chris Apaji allegedly broke into the Bank and interfered with
it’s activity.

In a warrant of arrest marked FHC/JAL/CS/24/2019 and Charge N0.
FHC/JAL/M/83/2019 signed by Justice S.D. Pam and certified by B.
Bakari, the court consequently ordered the immediate the arrest of
Iliya Ezekiel, Veronica Musa and Chris Apaji.

Meanwhile the Taraba police command has sealed the premises of
Taraba micro Finance Bank.

The spokesperson of Taraba police command, DSP David Misal who
confirmed the development, said that action of the command was in
compliance to an executive order given by Governor of the state to
forestall break down of law and order in the Bank.