The court dismissed the suit on the grounds that the affidavit filed by the complainant’s lawyer, Robert Igbinedion did not comply with section 115 of the evidence act.
According to the court most of the averments by the applicant were contrary to Section 115 of the Evidence Act which states that only facts and the description of circumstances could be stated in an affidavit.
The court also held that the suit was incompetent because the complainant, who was simply referred to as Justice, is not an identifiable person before the law and as such could not claim infringement of rights.
The court noted that the issue of slap as contained in the suit bordered on the law of tort and should not have been brought before the court through fundamental human right enforcement.
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