DRAMA AS YOLA COURT ORDERS ARREST OF EX-HIGH JUDGE FOR BEATING BAILIFF

Amos Ndari, court's bailiff

Yola Chief Magistrate Court I Admin in Adamawa State on Wednesday, ordered the Commissioner of Police to arrest former High Court Judge, Hon. Justice Micheal Bangu Goji.

Chief Magistrate Abdullahi Mohammed Digil, ordered the arrest of the judge for allegedly beating court's bailiff, Amos Ndari, who was at his residernce located at the Federal Housing today to serve him with court summons.

Justice Goji, was alleged to have confronted the court's bailiff where he assaulted him as well as tore his clothes.

The bailiff was earlier directed by the magistrate court to serve the judge with summons following a complaint lodged before it by the State Board of Internal Revenue.

In the substance of its complaint, the board alleged that the judge assaulted/slapped an Officer-In- Charge of Girei Tax Office on the 5th November, 2021.

According to the board, the officer and his team were at the residence of the judge to collect personal income tax of some tax payers in the area meant for the state when he was ruthlessly dealt with by the judge.

But a mild drama occured today when the bailiff who appeared very neat in his suit, stormed the learned judge's house in order to serve him with the summons as directed by the court.

NEWS PLATFORM learnt that as soon as Ndari greeted him and introduced himself as bailiff, and that he came to serve him with court summons, the Hon. Judge became angry where he grapped the bailiff in an attempt to deal with him.

Ndari, was said to have wrestled the judge after which he took to his heels so as to escape the wrath of the judge, but that the judge raised alarm where he ordered his security guard to prevent the bailiff from going out.

In compliance with their bosse's directives, the security guard blocked the gate and prevented the bailiff from going out where they held his hands very tight.

Justice Goji, ran and met the bailiff who was struggling to escape and started punching him on the head and face and took the intervention of a man who rescued him.

Irked by his action, Chief Magistrate Digil, ordered the police command to deploy its men in order to arrest the high court judge with immediate effect.