George Aluo
Lawyers of the nation’s soccer governing body, NFF, have succeeded in upturning the Warrant of Arrest issued against Amaju Melvin Pinnick and other officials of the Glass House.
The Special Presidential Investigative Panel (SPIP) had secured the Warrant of Arrest last week.
According to a release from the NFF legal team, the order for the maintenance of status quo, thereby suspending the execution of the warrant of arrest was made on the 14th of January, 2019.
The NFF lawyers had challenged the jurisdiction of the magistrate court to hear the case, amongst others.
The release further stated that there are no charges against the NFF leadership anywhere, as they have not committed any crimes under the law.
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“…This whole lamentable matter is nothing more than the machination of some persons who are adverse to competing fairly for the leadership of NFF, but desperately wish to be foisted on the soccer federation by external forces, who are apparently misled.
“Our clients are, therefore, confident that this conspiracy will surely be defeated in time,” the release signed by Muhammad Sani Katu stated in part.
