A Makurdi Upper Area Court has remanded Monday Tebu, a deputy comptroller, Nigeria Correctional Service, Benue Command, over alleged failure to pay N410,000 judgement debt.

The magistrate, Dooshima Ikpambese, in her ruling, said that the explanation given by Mr Tebu was not satisfactory and, therefore, ordered his remand.

Mrs Ikpambese ordered that the defendant be remanded in the correctional centre in Makurdi until the judgement sum was completely paid.

Mr Tebu was dragged before the court by one Ruth Adah for allegedly failing to honour the judgement of the Benue Rent Tribunal, delivered on March 26, 2021.

Mrs Adah said that while the tribunal had ordered the defendant to pay her the sum of N440,000, he had only paid N30,000.

When the case came up, Mr Tebu insisted that he was not in contempt of the court.

He, however, admitted that since he was served with the court judgement, he had paid the sum of N30,000 to Mrs Adah, the judgement creditor.

(NAN)