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Jay Jay Okocha’s Arrest Latest

The last has not been heard about ex-Super Eagles star, Austin Jay Jay Okocha’s travails as an Igbosere High Court presided over by Justice Adedayo Akintoye recently issued another bench warrant on him over his refusal to appear before the court on alleged tax evasion.

Be that as it may, the former footballer, despite a court warrant of arrest joined former captain of Barcelona FC of Spain, Carles Puyol to present the UEFA Champions League Trophy to the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode at the State House, Alausa, Ikeja on Wednesday, April 17th, 2019.

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For those who don’t know, the court order came following Okocha’s alleged failure to settle a 2017 income tax evasion case brought against him by Lagos State Government.

The judge first made the order on January 29, upon an application by the State Ministry of Justice.

The ministry told the court that Okocha also failed to appear in court since 2017 when the case was filed against him.

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However, Okocha, cladded in a white shirt over a pair of black trousers, declined interview from journalists that had sought to seek his reaction to the bench warrant.

Okocha, who was all beaming smiles all through, joined Carles Puyol and others to present the trophy to Ambode, who was represented by Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Dr. Kweku Tandoh.