The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has stopped the proposed arrest of the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, by the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
The Tribunal had on Friday issued the order for Saraki’s arrest for failing to honour its invitation.
The Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar, had directed the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, to effect the arrest of Saraki and produce him before the Tribunal on Monday (today).
As at Sunday, the police said it was yet to receive official communication from the Tribunal for Saraki’s arrest.
Details of the ruling of the Court of Appeal would be available on this news website soon.
Note: We have since found this story to be misleading. The true position, which is that the Court of Appeal refused the application, is published elsewhere on this site. We are sorry for the mix-up.