The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali has informed a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has no pending criminal matter with the police.
IGP Alkali also said that the former Lagos State governor had no pending petition and was not a suspect to the Nigeria police, hence, could not be put on trial.
The explanation was part of the contents of an affidavit filed at the court by his counsel, Mr. Wisdom Madaki.
Madaki filed the affidavit in response to a suit instituted by a civil rights group seeking an order of mandamus to compel the police to arrest and prosecute Asiwaju Tinubu for alleged perjury and certificate forgery.
The police explained that the two petitions it had against Tinubu were on allegations that had been adjudicated upon by the Supreme Court in 2002 in a suit filed by the late rights activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi.
He prayed the court to dismiss the suit brought against him and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for want of merit and jurisdiction.
Baba also told the court that the plaintiff would not be prejudiced if the suit was dismissed.
