Police Seek Arrest Warrant Against Andy Uba Over Alleged N400m Job Scam

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has asked a Federal High Court sitting successful Abuja to contented an apprehension warrant against a erstwhile lawmaker, Senator Andy Uba, implicit alleged N400 cardinal occupation scam.

The IGP sought the apprehension bid connected Wednesday pursuing the persistent lack of Uba, who erstwhile represented Anambra South successful the Senate.

The Police wanted him to look successful tribunal for arraignment implicit the alleged occupation fraud.

The proceedings judge, Justice Mohammed Umar, had successful July slated Wednesday, September 24, 2025, for the arraignment of Uba and his co-defendant, Benjamin Etu.

When the charge, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/538/2024, was called, Counsel to the defendants, C.L Odiniru, apologised for Andy Uba’s lack and said that the erstwhile national lawmaker and one-time statesmanlike aide, was sick and receiving attraction successful the United States.

Counsel to the prosecution (IGP), Aminu Abdullahi, however, told the tribunal that the defence counsel had, during erstwhile proceedings successful the matter, fixed sickness arsenic crushed for the lack of the archetypal suspect without adducing immoderate documentary grounds to amusement that helium was really sick and cannot look his trial.

Abdullahi prayed the tribunal to contented a seat warrant for the apprehension of Senator Andy Uba.

Defense Counsel, however, opposed the exertion for a seat warrant and pursuing a directive of the court, said the defence had obtained documents showing that Uba was receiving attraction abroad.

But, responding, Abdullahi said granting the exertion for seat warrant volition beryllium successful the champion involvement of justice.

Justice Umar, who was seemingly aggravated implicit the repeated lack of Andy Uba, said the tribunal volition bash immoderate it takes to guarantee that helium is contiguous to look his proceedings if helium failed to travel to tribunal connected the adjacent adjourned date.

“I volition springiness you different accidental by giving you different date. This lawsuit indispensable beryllium heard this year. Even if it means issuing a seat warrant of arrest, the tribunal volition bash that,” the justice said and adjourned the substance till October 28, 2025, for Uba and his co-defendant to instrumentality their plea.

The prosecution, had connected March 5, 2025, amended a two-count complaint filed against Uba and his co-defendant, Benjamin Etu, earlier the erstwhile proceedings judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo.

The constabulary had earlier named Uba and 2 others successful the archetypal complaint marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/538/2024.