Looters’ list: Court grants Secondus leave to summon Lai Mohammed, FG

A Rivers state High Court on Friday granted the National
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus
leave to issue a writ of summons to Minister of Information, Lai
Mohammed and the federal Government.

River state Chief Judge, Justice A. I . Iyayi- Lamikanra, who
presided, also granted that the defendants be served by substituted
means all the originating processes together with accompanying
processes in Thisday newspaper.

The case was adjourned to Monday April 23, 2018.

The Minister had mentioned Secondus in the list of those he
claimed looted the nation’s treasury, alleging that he collected
N200m from the former National Security Adviser, NSA.

Secondus in the suit no/PHC/1013/2018 is claiming that Lai
Mohammad’s publication is defammatory and is asking the court to
direct him to retract the said publication and apologize in
writing.

Secondus is also asking the court for a perpetual injunction
restraining the defendant from further publishing defammatory
materials against him.

Joined in the suit are the federal Government of Nigeria,
through the Attorney General of the federation.

A Rivers state High Court on Friday granted the National
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus
leave to issue a writ of summons to Minister of Information, Lai
Mohammed and the federal Government.

River state Chief Judge, Justice A. I . Iyayi- Lamikanra, who
presided, also granted that the defendants be served by substituted
means all the originating processes together with accompanying
processes in Thisday newspaper.

The case was adjourned to Monday April 23, 2018.

The Minister had mentioned Secondus in the list of those he
claimed looted the nation’s treasury, alleging that he collected
N200m from the former National Security Adviser, NSA.

Secondus in the suit no/PHC/1013/2018 is claiming that Lai
Mohammad’s publication is defammatory and is asking the court to
direct him to retract the said publication and apologize in
writing.

Secondus is also asking the court for a perpetual injunction
restraining the defendant from further publishing defammatory
materials against him.

Joined in the suit are the federal Government of Nigeria,
through the Attorney General of the federation.