Court Orders Arrest Of Ex-INEC Chairman Yakubu Over Contempt

A Federal High Court sitting successful Osogbo, Osun State, has ordered the apprehension and imprisonment of the immediate-past president of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, for contempt of court.

The bid was issued by Justice Adefunmilola Demi-Ajayi connected Monday, September 29, 2025, earlier Yakubu officially stepped down from office. The tribunal ruled that the past INEC brag failed to comply with its earlier judgement directing the relisting of the nationalist officers of the Action Alliance (AA) enactment connected the Commission’s website.

According to Vanguard, the suit, FHC/OS/194/2024, was filed by the Action Alliance and respective of its authorities chairmen, led by Hon. Adekunle Rufai Omoaje, against INEC and Yakubu.

The plaintiffs accused the Commission of unlawfully removing the names of the Omoaje-led National Executive from its authoritative portal, contempt a subsisting tribunal bid recognising their leadership.

The certified existent transcript of the judgement reads successful part: “The 1st Defendant (INEC) and the 2nd Defendant (Prof. Mahmood Yakubu) are hereby committed to the Correctional Centre (formerly Prison) for disobeying the judgement and orders of the Federal High Court, Osogbo, Osun State, successful Suit No. FHC/OS/CS/194/2024 delivered connected the 17th of February 2025.”

The tribunal further directed the Inspector General of Police to guarantee the contiguous apprehension of the contemnors and commence committal proceedings wrong 7 days of the ruling.

“That the Inspector General of Police shall origin the apprehension and shall complaint the Defendants/Judgement Debtors for contempt and committal proceedings wrong 7 days of this ruling,” the bid stated.

Additionally, the tribunal awarded a ₦100,000 outgo against INEC and Yakubu successful favour of the plaintiffs “for acts of contempt resulting successful fiscal and backstage injuries.”

The plaintiffs successful the lawsuit see the Action Alliance, Professor Julius Adebowale, Engr. Olowookere Alabi, Barr. Chinwuba Zulyke, Oladele Sunday, Simon Itokwe, and Araoye Oyewole, representing themselves and 30 different authorities chairmen of the party.

Meanwhile, Professor Yakubu officially stepped down arsenic INEC Chairman connected Tuesday, with Mrs. May Agbamuche-Mbu, a National Commissioner, assuming bureau arsenic Acting Chairman of the electoral body.