Group Drags IGP Idris To Court Over Kemi Adeosun’s Certificate Scandal

Another civil group, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda Resource Centre(HEDA) has presented a suit before the federal high court in Lagos for the prosecution of the minister of finance, Kemi Adeosun over her controversial NYSC certificate of exemption forgery.

The HEDA made a request that the inspectors general of police, Ibrahim Idris, be mandated to probe the allegations of certificate forgery exposed via a report by Premium Times about three months ago.

In a petition earlier forwarded to the IGP, HEDA had asked the police to investigate Adeosun and if found guilty, prosecute her.

In a statement on Sunday, Olanrewaju Suraju, HEDA chairman, said it chose to approach the court to ensure that the matter is not swept under the carpet “like most of such allegations involving politically exposed persons”.

It prayed the court for: “An order granting leave to the applicant to apply for an order of mandamus compelling the office of the IGP to investigate and publish its report on the allegations of forgery of NYSC certificate against Nigeria’s finance minister; Mrs. Kemi Adeosun.

“And for such further order or orders as the honourable court may deem fit to make in the circumstances.”