The Nigeria Police have ignored the order of a Lagos High court ordering the remand of the Chairman of Confidence Cargo Freight Forwarder, Mr Dada Aigbe in custodial centre for contempt.
 
Justice Akintunde Savage of a Lagos High Court had on March 11, ordered that Aigbe be committed to prison for a period of a one month until he purges himself of the contempt.
  
The order was sequel to form 48 and 49 contempt proceeding filed against Aigbe, and moved by Mr Maruf Babatunde Jimoh-Akogun, counsel to the claimant, who is the judgment creditor in the suit marked ID/3831LMW/2016.
  
The contempt application was moved on January 18, by Jimoh-Akogun in a case filed by His Royal Majesty (HRM), Oba Shakirudeen Adeshina Kuti, for themselves and on behalf of the Ajamogun/Onikotun family of Ewu kingdom.
  
The claimant filed the suit against the Osolo of Osolo, HRM Oba Agbabiaka  Kabir Orisedeko Elemo and the Baale Mafoluku Ajao Estate, Chief Hussam Raheem Shekoni Elemo as the first and second defendants respectively.

However, Justice Savage in the enrolment order dated March 11, ordered that: “Mr Dada Aigbe is hereby committed to Kirikiri Maximum Custodial Centre for a period of one month until he purges himself of the contempt of this court and files an affidavit to henceforth not disobey this court or any court order.”

  
To effect the court order, the Deputy Sheriff of High Court, took a “Request for Police Assistance” form dated March 18,  to the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command and the form was received on the same date. 
   
The Sheriff in the form stated that, “Under the provision of section 11 Sheriff and Civil Procedure Cap 127 Laws of Lagos State, 1973, that police will be providing constable to accompany the Sheriff to No 7a Adeola Ajayi Crescent, Airport Road, Lagos State to execute the warrant.”
  
It was gathered that, after the suspect was arrested by the officers at the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Airport, they handed him over to officer in charge of Crack Squad Superintendent of Police (SP), Ugowe Joel who released him contrary to the order of the court.
  
When the reporter called Joel to confirm whether Aigbe had been handed over to the Custodial Centre as ordered by the court, he directed the reporter to come to Police Command as the issue was not a phone conversation.
  
Upon getting to the command at the fixed time, Joel said he was with the Commissioner of Police and never showed up for over three hours that the reporter waited at the command.
  
At press time, the suspect is at his place of work at NAHCO Airport road in deviance to court order. When contacted, spokesperson for the Correctional Facility, Mr Rotimi Oladokun, explained that if the police had brought the suspect as ordered by the court, it would be documented in their office.  He added that he will check the office report to confirm. 
  
After three days, he could not still confirm whether the man was detained in any of the correctional facilities in Lagos or not.