Just In: Court Gives Verdict on £950trn Suit Against Atiku

• The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by a businessman identified as Tunde Omosebi against former vice president Atiku Abubakar and others
• The applicant had in his suit claimed Atiku and other defendants violated his rights and prayed the court to compel them to tender public apologies and pay 950 trillion pounds in compensation
• However, the court found the suit procedurally flawed and lacking in merit and dismissed it

Abuja, FCT - The Federal High Court in Abuja has thrown out the 950 trillion pounds suit against former vice president Atiku Abubakar and others filed by Tunde Omosebi, a businessman who claimed that the defendants violated his fundamental rights.

In his judgment on Thursday, May 15, 2025, Justice James Omotosho declared that the suit, which was marked FHC/ABJ/CS/767/2024, was “highly unreasonable.”

When was Atiku dragged to court?

Daily Nigerian reported that the originating motion was filed on June 5, 2024, by the applicant himself. The defendants in the suit are the former vice president, Hallies & Partners Ltd, Daniel Mbohok, and Clifford Odibe, who were the first to fourth defendants.

During the proceedings of the case, Omotosho amended the suit when he joined three other persons in his application without the leave (permission) of the court. He subsequently expanded the defendants to 13 as of May 5, 2025.

In a statement attached to the application, Omosebi said he was a businessman, politician, describing himself as the chairman of the Federal Executive Council and the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

He explained that he was being paid based on his positions, contracts and projects his investment portfolio executed, which were contained in the corporate chatter. He alleged that Hallies & Partner Ltd's agents assaulted and intimidated him on July 6, 2023, at his office.

Businessman's allegation against Atiku, others

According to him, the agents left the facility with threats and inhumane comments, which violated his freedom and liberty. He then demanded £950 trillion in compensation for the alleged assault on his dignity, intimidation, and trauma. He prayed that the court should enforce the Fundamental Rights Rule 2009 guaranteed by the Constitution.

The businessman then asked the court to order the defendants to write him a public apology in national and international dailies, which included newspapers, magazines, television and other media outlets of his choice.

But while delivering his judgment, Justice Omotosho reiterated that the court was saddled with the responsibility of conserving judicial resources by filtering out cases that were considered unreasonable.

The judge explained that, based on the irregularities and other factors in the process of the case, the suit did not have any reasonable cause for action and was therefore dismissed.

Omosebi claiming to be Nigeria's prime minister false

Meanwhile, Legit.ng notes that Omosebi's claim in the court statement that he is the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Chairman of the Federal Executive Council is false as positions that do not exist under the country's current political system.

Nigeria operates a presidential system of government, with the president serving as both head of state and head of government. The office of the Prime Minister was abolished in 1966 following the first military coup, and the president constitutionally serves as the chairman of the Federal Executive Council.

Omosebi does not currently hold any recognised public office. His claims are not supported by any official records.

Who is Tunde Omosebi?

While much is not known about Omosebi, some media reports described him as a presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections.

A recent report indicates that he was evicted from his Abuja residence after a lengthy dispute over unpaid rent and a broken lease agreement.

The eviction allegedly took place on Friday, November 15, 2024, when a court enforcement team, supported by police officers, arrived to execute the order at Omosebi's property located in a highbrow area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Oshiomhole drags Atiku

Legit.ng earlier reported that Adams Oshiomhole tackled Atiku on the allegation that opposition senators joining the APC were being coerced to do so.

Oshiomhole said Atiku has a great history of defection and urged the former vice president to write a book on defection.

Oshiomhole also alleged that the defection history was not influenced by any ideology but personal interest.

Legit.ng's head of politics and current affairs desk, Nurudeen Lawal, contributed clarification on Tunde Omosebo's claim of being Nigeria's prime minister to this report.

Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng