A federal High Court, Abuja has ordered the arrest of a former Chief of Naval Staff,Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, and two other officers over N1.5 billion money laundering charges instituted against them by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission
The bench warrant was approved on Friday by Justice Inyang Ekwo in a motion exparte marked FHC/ABJ/CR/158/2023
It was filed by ICPC counsel ,Osuobeni Ekoi Akponimisingba
In the motion the lawyer submitted that Usman Jibrin Oyibe,Adam Imam Yusuf, Brigadier General Ishaya Gangum Bauka( First to third defendants) were investigated for allegations of money laundering and making false statement regarding diversion of funds in their respective military and paramilitary institutions into companies they allegedly had a stake in.
According to Akponimisingha, at the commencement of the investigation into the allegations,the defendants were released on administrative bail on self- recognizance because of their status as serving and former public figures and have since refused to show up for possible arraignment in court