Okocha Breaks Silence After Court Issued Bench Warrant For His Arrest

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Former Super Eagles captain, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha yesterday said he was never contacted over his alleged failure to pay income tax before a Lagos court issued a bench warrant for his arrest.

Many local and
international media celebrated the order by a Lagos High Court in
Igbosere for Okocha’s arrest earlier in the week.

He was taken to
court by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice on a three-count charge
bordering on failure to furnish return of income.

But Okocha
spoke for the first time yesterday when he told The Guardian in a
telephone chat that he was never contacted by anybody regarding income
taxes. “I only read about it on the pages of newspapers.
No one
contacted me. As a citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I know
very well that nobody is above the law. But honestly speaking, I was
never contacted by anybody on issues before the court order.”

The
former Bolton of England midfielder, and member of Super Eagles squad
to Tunisia ’94 and Atlanta ’96 Olympics, however hinted that the issue
had been settled. “It has been settled, but I won’t be able to give you
details,” he stated.

The Guardian recalls that the prosecutor,
Dr. Jide Martins, had stated that he filed the charge on June 6, 2017,
adding that the case came up for the first time on October 5, 2017 but
the defendant (Okocha) did not appear in court.

It led to several adjournments before he urged the court to issue a bench warrant.
Justice Adedayo Akintoye has adjourned the case until April 15 for the execution of the bench warrant and further hearing.

Meanwhile,
Okocha, regarded as one of the best African players of all time, has
called on two ex-internationals, Edema Fuludu and Victor Ikpeba, and
others involved in the chairmanship tussle for the Delta Football
Association to apply wisdom. Okocha is the immediate past chairman of
DFA.

Source:- Hitng

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