It has
come to the notice of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that on
Wednesday, 21st September 2016, 4 (four) persons who introduced
themselves as detectives from the FCT Police Command went to the office
of the League Management Company (LMC) ostensibly to arrest its
Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko (also NFF 2nd Vice President) and its COO,
Alhaji Salihu Abubakar, allegedly pursuant to a Jos High Court order in
flagrant abuse of the time honored
decorum of our judicial system where the Orders of the lower courts
stand suspended when an appeal has been entered in a higher court and an
application for Stay of Execution duly filed.
The time has come for all peace loving and law abiding Nigerians to
stand up against the continued intimidation of private citizens and
institutions using both fabricated and/or void court orders as well as
people whose status as police officers raises doubt.
The
entire football family has raised its voice time and again against those
plotting to derail our football by using unwarranted and dubious
litigation. We at the NFF as custodians of Nigerian Football and
Licensors of the Nigeria Professional Football League reiterate the
condemnation of the actions of these charlatans whose interest is
contrary to the interest of Nigerian Football and indeed Nigeria. We
remain steadfast in our support of the LMC and its officials and we will
continue our quest for justice and ensure that Football is the winner
at the end of this ugly incident.
We ask that all clubs,
club officials, league officials, football business entrepreneurs and
indeed the millions of Nigerian Football Fans whose interests are
affected by this brigandage should remain calm and rest assured that
both the NFF and the LMC are taking all necessary steps not only to
expose and end this continued fraud on our football but to once and for
all expose the mafia behind the attempted rape of our collective will.
As a Federation, we fully understand the dynamics and intrigues of Football Laws and Civil Laws and how we relate with both.
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