constituting public nuisance? Lol Nigerian boxing
icon, Bash Ali was arrested last week Wednesday
Feb. 11th in front of a bank in Abuja for
constituting public nuisance. Not only was he
arrested, he was locked up in a cell and charged
to court for the offence.
According to reports, the boxer and three other
boxers had gone to the Nigerian Export Import
Bank, NEXIM, in Abuja last week to demand for
the sponsorship the bank was asked by
president Jonathan to give to the Boxers
Association for a Guinness Book of Record fight.
When they didn't pay him attention, Bash Ali and
the men allegedly created drama in front of the
bank premises The management of the bank
called in the police and accused the boxer and
the others of threatening to bomb their bank
building
The four of them were arrested and charged
before an Abuja based court for constituting
public nuisance and threat to live. They were
remanded at the SARS prison that day. When
interrogated, the former Boxer accused the bank
manager, one Mr Henry Orya of demanding a
10% commission from the $30 million US
sponsorship fund the presidency allegedly
instructed the bank to give the boxers as
sponsorship. He denied the allegations that he
threatened to bomb the bank premises.
“I never said I will bomb their office. If any
institution owned by government disobeys
the order of Mr. President because of
corruption, that institution should be closed
down. That is what I said”he said
The bank has denied they ever asked him for
bribe, saying they didn't give him the
sponsorship because they don't sponsor sports
activities
"NEXIM does not finance sports activities.
Notwithstanding this explanation, Bash Ali
did not relent but decided to adopt every
means to extort the $1, 000,000. 00 from
the Bank" the bank in a statement said.
Bash Ali and the other three men are due to
appear in court on March 4th when the case and
his bail application will be heard
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