A bench warrant for the arrest of the President of the Nigeria Football Federation Amaju Pinnick and four other officials of the football body have been issued by the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu issued the order of arrest of Pinnick, NFF Secretary, Sunusi Mohammed, the 1st Vice President, Seyi Akinwumi, the 2 nd Vice-President, Shehu Dikko and an Executive member, Yusuff Fresh after they refuse to appear in court to answer to the charges of misappropriation of funds belonging to NFF.
The Federal Government had through the Special Presidential Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property , filed 17 counts, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/93/2019, before the court, in which it accused the NFF officials of alleged misappropriation of $ 8 ,400,000 belonging to the football body.
The money was said to have been paid by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association to the NFF as appearance fees in the group stage of the Brazil 2014 World Cup.