A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday issued a bench warrant of arrest against the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick and four other officials of the Federation accused of misappropriating funds belonging to the body.

The presiding judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu gave the order for the arrest of the defendants following an oral application by the prosecution lawyer, Celsius Ukpong after the case involving the NFF officials was called and they were absent in court.

According to the order, others to be arrested are the NFF Secretary, Sunusi Mohammed, its 1st Vice-President, Seyi Akinwumi, 2nd Vice-President, Shehu Dikko and an Executive member, Yusuff Fresh.

Recall that the Federal Government had earlier this year in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CR/93/2019, filed a 17-count charge before the court against the accused persons for allegedly misappropriating $8,400,000 belonging to the Federation.