‘Abuse of office’: Court strikes out N1bn suit against Malami

‘Abuse of office’: Court strikes out N1bn suit against Malami

 A federal capital territory (FCT) high court in Kubwa has
struck out the N1 billion suit instituted against Abubakar Malami, former
attorney-general of the federation.

 

Malami was sued in his official and personal capacities
alongside Asabe Waziri, civil servant and founder of Asabe Waziri Justice
Advocacy Initiative.

 

At the court session on Thursday, Oluyemisi Adelaja,
presiding judge, struck out the case for lack of diligent prosecution.

 

“The claimant is the one who filed the action and is
required to be seen diligently prosecuting same but they are not in court and
there is no reason for their absence before the court,” the judge held.

 

 “They have,
therefore, been absent without reason and consequent upon Order 32 Rule 4, this
case is ordered struck out for want of diligent prosecution.”

 

The case was instituted by Cecil Osakwe, a property
developer.

 

In the suit, Osakwe accused Malami of using his office to
arm-twist him into handing out two units of three-bedroom flats situated in the
Maitama area of Abuja, to Waziri.

 

The property developer added that the former AGF allegedly
coerced him to hand over the property worth about N130 million to Waziri
despite a subsisting court order.

 

According to Osakwe, Malami allegedly intervened in a civil
dispute between his firm and Waziri.

 

He also alleged that Malami was behind his continuous
harassment by security operatives.

 

He said the former minister was aware that Waziri initially
moved into the said property and stayed for over eight months before she was
vacated from it by a court order that terminated the transaction.

 

Meanwhile, Osakwe is facing a two-count charge marked
FCT/HC/CR/244/2022, filed against him by the federal government over allegation
of advance fee fraud to the tune of N130 million.

 

The suit also alleged criminal intimidation of Waziri, and
that Osakwe had threatened Waziri with injury to her person and reputation,
with intent to cause her harm and even death.

Source: ‘Abuse of office’: Court strikes out N1bn suit against Malami

 - NigerianEye
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