Justice Ahmed Mohammed specifically directed the Speaker to put the IGP on notice to come and show cause why he should not be committed to prison.
The court has fixed December 1 to decide the fate of five persons seeking to join in the suit as co-defendants after which hearing in the main suit will commence on December 3.
In the substantive suit against the IG, Tambuwal through his counsel, Lateef Fagbemi SAN who led eight other SANs and 69 lawyers had brought a motion ex parte asking the court directing the Inspector General of Police to appear in person to show why he should not be committed to prison for disobeying the order of court which earlier directed that status quo be maintained.