The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a highly unusual suit seeking £950 trillion in damages filed by businessman Tunde Omosebi against former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and others over alleged breach of fundamental rights.
Justice James Omotosho described the suit (FHC/ABJ/CS/767/2024) as “highly unreasonable” and noted several procedural irregularities, including the expansion of defendants from four to thirteen without court approval.
Omosebi had sued Hallies & Partner Ltd, Atiku Abubakar, Clifford Odibe, and Daniel Mbohok, alleging that agents of Hallies & Partner Ltd assaulted and intimidated him at his office in July 2023.
He sought massive damages and perpetual public apologies through multiple media outlets.
He also requested that the defendants be legally barred from coming within 20 kilometers of his businesses and properties indefinitely.
The court rejected the suit due to procedural breaches and lack of reasonable cause of action, advising Omosebi to await judgment on a separate £990 trillion claim he filed against the Central Bank of Nigeria and its Governor, Olayemi Cardoso.
Justice Omotosho also urged the Nigerian Bar Association and the legal community to be wary of such exorbitant and unsubstantiated claims, emphasizing that the “temple of justice is not open for everything.”
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