{"id":15106,"date":"2017-07-06T12:03:54","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T11:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=15106"},"modified":"2017-07-06T12:03:54","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T11:03:54","slug":"breaking-court-dismisses-el-zakzakys-suit-nigerian-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/breaking-court-dismisses-el-zakzakys-suit-nigerian-army\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Court dismisses El-Zakzaky\u2019s suit against Nigerian Army"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\">A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has ruled that the suit filed by the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky against the Nigerian Army, the Chief of Army Staff and two others for alleged violation of his fundamental rights is an abuse of court process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">But El-Zakzaky\u2019s counsel, Mr. Festus Okoye, disagrees with the court, stating that the relief sought at the Federal High Court in Kaduna is different from the one that was filled at the Abuja High Court presided over by Justice Gabriel Kolawole.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">He says the legal team will study the judgment and take a decision on whether to appeal or not.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\">El-Zakzaky is asking for a sum of N2 billion as damages from the defendants.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has ruled that the suit filed by the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky against the Nigerian Army, the Chief of Army Staff and two others for alleged violation of his fundamental rights is an abuse of court process. 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