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A Federal Capital Territory court is set to hear a lawsuit filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) following allegations of an office invasion.
In a statement shared on its X account on Thursday, SERAP announced that it would be represented by Tayo Oyetibo, SAN, and Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, at the hearing.
The lawsuit stems from an incident in September when SERAP accused the DSS of invading its office in Abuja after the organization called on President Bola Tinubu to investigate corruption allegations against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and reverse the recent increase in petrol prices. The DSS, in response, described its visit to the SERAP office as a “routine investigation.”
In the suit, filed on October 17 before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the DSS claims that SERAP’s allegations, made in a statement by two of its officials, Sarah John and Gabriel Ogundele, have damaged its reputation and that of the involved officials.
The case, marked CV/4547/2024, has SERAP and its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, listed as defendants.
The DSS legal team, led by Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, is seeking redress in the matter.