In a landmark ruling on Friday, the court affirmed that the recall process is constitutionally valid and aligns with the civic rights of Kogi Central Senatorial District constituents. It also urged the petitioners to exercise their rights in a peaceful and orderly manner.

This decision follows the court’s interim injunction on Thursday, which temporarily restrained INEC from receiving, accepting, or acting on any recall petition or conducting a referendum regarding Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s removal.

The injunction was granted after an ex-parte application was filed by Anebe Jacob Ogirima and four others, all registered voters in Kogi Central. Their counsel, Smart Nwachimere, argued that the recall petition contained fictitious signatures.

While the court has now permitted the recall process to proceed, INEC remains barred from accepting petitions with fake signatures or conducting a referendum based on such fraudulent documents.

The case has been adjourned to May 6, 2025, for further proceedings.

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The IGP while condemning the incident, has deployed a team of crack detectives from the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), the Special Tactical Squad (STS) and Federal-SARS to Kogi State to ensure that the criminals are apprehended and brought to book.

The IGP has also directed the Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police in charge of the Zone-8 Police Headquarters, Lokoja, AIG Yunana Babas, mni to immediately assess and review the security arrangement in Kogi State and environ so as to prevent any future occurrence of such untoward incident in the State.

The AIG is to personally oversee the ongoing investigations into the attack and coordinate intelligence that will lead to unearthing the whereabouts of the hoodlums and the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate incident.

According to the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, he said the IGP condoles the families of the police officers and other persons who lost their lives in the course of duty during the encounter with the hoodlums. The IGP calls on the Isanlu Community and the entire people of Kogi State to remain calm and to avail the Police with credible information that will help in the speedy arrest of the criminal elements.

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