An Ikeja Special Offences Court has summoned Abidemi Abati, an Administrative Officer of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, to testify in the trial of a former Acting Director-General of FIIRO, China Igwe or face arrest.
The former DG is charged with certificate fraud by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Igwe is facing a three-count charge of giving a document with false information, using office to proffer unfair advantage and making false statement to a public officer.
Justice Sherifat Solebo issued the subpoena when the ICPC counsel, Henry Emore, informed her that Abati, who was scheduled to be the second prosecution witness, did not want to come to court.
Emore said that Abati informed him that he had been warned by “the chairman” not to appear in court as a witness in the matter.
Issuing the subpoena, Solebo said that the court would issue a warrant of arrest against Abati if he would not come and testify.
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