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A high Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Gwarinpa, yesterday, ordered the service of a N40 billion defamation suit on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, by substituted means.
Justice A. M. Hassan, who issued the order while ruling in an exparte application, specifically ordered that the applicant paste the writ of summons, statement of claim, hearing notice and the entire court documents on the headquarters of the FCT in Garki, Abuja.
At yesterday’s proceedings, the applicant’s lawyer, Mr Jibrin Okutepa (SAN), narrated the inability to serve the suit on the defendant, and prayed that the court permit the plaintiff to serve the court’s docum
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