By Ann Godwin

Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt will on March 8, 2022, hear the motion of a fundamental human rights case filed by the Chairman of Ibeto Cement, Cletus Ibeto, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and one Daniel Chukwudozie.

Ibeto had dragged EFCC and Chukwudozie before the High Court presided by Justice Boma G. Diepiri over enforcement of his fundamental right.

Ibeto in Suit No. PHC/268/FHR/2022 is seeking to prevent the commission from investigating criminal allegations bordering on obtaining N4.8 billion through forgery against him.

Chukwudozie, the second respondent in the matter, alleged that he was approached by Ibeto (the applicant) to purchase a parcel of land situated at Reclamation Layout Phase 11 Port Harcourt, but only to discover that the property did not belong to claimant and his companies.

When the matter came up, counsel for the second respondent informed the court that he had not been served by the applicant.Henry Bello, who held brief for the lead counsel, Onyechi Ikpeazu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), told the court he served the second respondent on February 3, 2022 at 10:31am.

Justice Diepiri, after hearing the arguments of the legal representatives of the applicant and second defendant on service, ordered them to regularise their processes before the next adjourned date.