IlorinCourt orders arrest of lawyer who accused Tinubu’s aide.
Lt-Col Nurudeen Yusuf, the aide, is accused of using military rank to seize land.
Yusuf’s 28 October criminal defamation complaint under Section 391 of Nigeria’s Penal Code won an arrest warrant a day later.
Court documents do not establish who owns the disputed land or the merits of either side’s claims.
The summons orders Nuruddin Abdulsalam before the Upper Area Court in Ilorin on 8 November.
How each outlet framed it
- Premium Times Nigeria leans critical
- reports that a warrant for the lawyer's arrest was issued on 29 October, just a day after the complaint, under Section 391 of the Penal Code
Sources: Premium Times Nigeria