The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), Lagos Division, has ordered the arrest of the Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Mustapha Adekunle, popularly known as Sego.
The court also ordered the arrest of the union’s Secretary, Usman Teslim, over alleged disobedience of its orders.
Both officials are to be detained at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for failing to comply with the court’s lawful directives.
The court directed the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, the State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and other law enforcement agencies to arrest the duo and hand them over to the officer in charge of the correctional facility.
The dispute stems from allegations that NURTW officials continued to collect daily, weekly and security tickets from commercial tricycle operators in Lagos. This was despite a December 11, 2025 judgment recognising the Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN) as an independent trade union.
The arrest order was issued on Monday after the two officials failed to appear in court to show cause why they should not be committed to prison for contempt.
Justice Isaac Essien described their refusal to obey the court’s directives as a brazen act of disobedience and warned that the authority of the court must not be undermined.
The judge also expressed concern over an affidavit of non-service filed by a court bailiff, Ayo Moses. The bailiff alleged that the Chief Security Officer of the sixth judgment debtor prevented him from serving court processes on October 5, 2026.
Justice Essien described the alleged obstruction of the bailiff as a dangerous development with serious consequences.
The matter has been adjourned until November 16, 2026, for the court to determine whether the officials have purged themselves of contempt.
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