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Federal High Court Throws Out Lawsuit By Alleged Boko Haram Suspect Over Illegal Detention
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On Tuesday, a Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a lawsuit filed by Abba Maina against the Department of State Services (DSS) related to Boko Haram activities…CONTINUE READING

Justice Inyang Ekwo ruled that the petition seeking Maina’s release constituted an abuse of the judicial process, as a similar case was already pending before an FCT High Court.
Justice Ekwo emphasized that initiating different lawsuits against the same parties simultaneously in different courts, even on distinct grounds, amounted to an abuse of the court process.
Consequently, the judge concurred with the DSS and its director-general that the fundamental rights’ action filed on November 4, 2022, before Justice A.Y. Shafa of the FCT High Court was identical to the current case marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/2090/2022.
The court issued an order dismissing the case on the grounds of being an abuse of the court process.
