Court Orders Arrest Of Pinnick, Other NFF Officials Over Fraud Allegations

A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a seat warrant for the capture of the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick and four different authorities of the association blamed for abusing subsidizes having a place with the football body.

Equity Ijeoma Ojukwu gave the request on Monday after the case including the NFF authorities was called and they were missing in court.

Likewise, the be influenced by the capture request are NFF Secretary, Sunusi Mohammed; the first Vice-President, Seyi Akinwumi; the second Vice-President, Shehu Dikko and an Executive part, Yusuff Fresh.

The Federal Government had not long ago documented a 17-tally charge, stamped FHC/ABJ/CR/93/2019, under the steady gaze of the court, where its blamed the NFF authorities for supposed misappropriation of $8,400,000 having a place with the football body.

The cash was said to have been paid by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to the NFF as appearance expenses in the gathering condition of the Russia 2018 World Cup.

The litigants are additionally blamed for "moving unscrupulously and purposefully the entirety of about N4bn" having a place with the NFF without the assent of the NFF.

Equity Ojukwu gave the request for the capture of the litigants upon an oral application by the indictment legal advisor, Celcius Ukpong when the case was called and the respondents were missing.