BY JUDE OPARA, Abuja

The Federal High Court in Jos, Plateau State over the weekend commenced the process of sending to jail some top members of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for allegedly flaunting its order restraining them from conducting the election into the board of the NFF which took place in Warri, Delta State last week.

Aminu Maigari

Minister and Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Dr. Tammy Danagogo and immediate past president of the NFF, Alhaji Aminu Maigari, general secretary of the NFF, Barr. Musa Amadu as well as the chairman of the Plateau State FA for himself and on behalf of the 36 state FA chairmen were served with the notice.

The Court bailiff had last Friday pasted the Form 49 on the entrance door leading into the secretariat which among others mandated the NFF top guns to explain why they should not be sent to prison for allegedly ignoring its directive which among others mandated the NFF not to conduct the polls.

Two members of the Chris Giwa-led group; Obinna Ogba from Ebonyi State and his counterpart from Kogi State, Yahaya Adama had approached the court to restrain the defendants from going ahead with the election on September 30.

The plaintiffs had obtained the injunction on behalf of the Giwa group who are claiming to be the duly elected board of the crisis ridden NFF.

Part of the notice reads: “Take notice that the plaintiff will on Oct. 8, 2014 at the hour of 9. O’clock apply to this Court for an Order for your committal to prison.

“This is for disobeying the Order of this Court made on Sept. 19, 2014 enjoining and restraining you jointly and severally from convening or holding a general assembly or extraordinary general assembly.

“Also, for holding election into the board of the NFA pending the hearing and determination of the motion and notice filed in this case”.