An Ilorin Magistrate Court in Kwara State has ordered the arrest of the state commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abbas Mohammed, for failing to appear in an ongoing assault case involving two of his officers.
The presiding judge, Chief Magistrate Adebayo Dupe, issued the directive on Wednesday, ordering the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, to apprehend the NSCDC boss.
The police commissioner is expected to produce the commandant before the court on the next adjourned date to answer for his absence.
The bench warrant followed an application filed by the legal team of Barrister Aladodo Abdullateef Nurudeen, who was allegedly assaulted by two NSCDC officers, Ajayi Williams Gbolahan and Busari Babatunde.
The complainant’s counsel, Prof. D.A. Ariyo-Osu, informed the court that the NSCDC leader had repeatedly ignored previous directives to present the accused officers and appear in person.
“The commandant’s actions are contemptuous and disrespectful, having ignored both the order to produce the defendants and the order directing him to appear before this honourable court,” Ariyo-Osu argued.
In response, defense counsel A. Imam told the court that the command had already petitioned the Kwara State Chief Judge to reassign the case to another court.
Imam explained that the defense team felt compelled to seek a new judge due to a total loss of confidence in the current magistrate’s ability to handle the matter impartially.
He stated, “We have petitioned the office of the Honourable Chief Judge for reassignment of the matter because the command has lost confidence in the court.”
Chief Magistrate Dupe ultimately ordered the state police commissioner to ensure the NSCDC commandant is brought to court on June 10, 2026, noting that the root case stems from a direct criminal complaint by the Ilorin Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association over the alleged assault of Barrister Nurudeen.
