Runsewe was reacting to the directive by Justice Jude Okeke of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, which ordered that he should be sent to prison for alleged contempt and disobedience to an order made by the Court on December 15, 2017. The PUNCH had reported that the order for Runsewe to be sent to prison was sequel to a suit filed by a firm, Ummakalif Limited, for the sealing of the Art and Crafts Village in Abuja, citing alleged violation of the contractual agreement to develop a part of the area. But Runsewe linked his current travails to his patriotic desire to protect and defend the property of the federal government owned by the NCAC. He said, “The Art and Craft village was turned into a drug den, a holdbay and rented house for hooligans and criminals. “The Art and Craft Village belongs to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Source: Punch January 10, 2020 14:26 UTC