Aminu Atiku, son of former Nigerian Vice President, Abubakar Atiku, has been released from custody.
Aminu was remanded in transit cell by a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos on Wednesday for allegedly disobeying a court order.
Aminu was alleged to have disobeyed an order made by Chief Magistrate Kikelomo Ayeye on October 11 over the custody of six-year-old Amir Abubakar, who he was alleged to have taken away from the custody of his estranged wife, Fatimo Bolori.
Ayeye had earlier ordered the respondent in the suit marked FCL/29/2017, between U. F. Bolori Vs M. A. Abubakar to produce Amir Abubakar at the first hearing of the case.
However, when the case came up on Wednesday for the discharge of “Emergency, Evacuation/Protection Order” made by the court, the court was informed that the parties were planning to settle out of court.
In response, Bolori’s lawyer, Mr Nwabuzor Okoh, denied receiving any notification from the respondent to settle out of court.
Consequently, Chief Magistrate Ayeye held Atiku for contempt for disobeying court order issued on Oct. 11.
She ordered that the respondent should be remanded in transit cell and the case be stood down pending when he would produce the boy.
However, at the court, Atiku’s son was released after the 8-year-old son of the parties was produced in court.