DG NILS Dr. Ladi Hamalai. PHOTO: NAN

A Federal High sitting in Apo, Abuja has ordered the arrest of former Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof Ladi Aisha Hamalai for her failure to appear in the corruption case preferred against her by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

In the suit charge number FCT/HC/CR/312/23, the ICPC is accusing Hamalai of using her office to confer corrupt advantage upon herself by making a request for the sum of N12 million to rent a guest house for her office, but used the amount to purchase a property for herself at Gwarimpa area of Abuja.

The Commission, in a four-count charge also accused the former DG of requesting for another sum of N29 million for the furnishing of the building as government guest house.Adesola told the court that the suspect was served the arraignment notice but was surprised she was not in court.

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