The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a 990 trillion pounds suit filed by a claimant, Mr Tunde Omosebi, against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for being incomprehensible.
Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, also held that the suit filed by Omosebi to seek redress over alleged breach of his fundamental rights, failed to disclose any reasonable cause of action against CBN and other defendants.
Justice Omotosho, therefore, gave an order restraining Omosebi from personally filing any suit or process except same is filed by a legal practitioner or accompanied by a medical clearance from chief medical officer of National Hospital attesting to his state of mind and sanity.
The judge also gave an order restraining all the registries of the Federal High Court of Nigeria from accepting any process from the claimant for purpose of filing except same is done by a legal practitioner or accompanied by a medical clearance from chief medical officer of National Hospital attesting to his state of mind and sanity.
“This suit is hereby dismissed for not being a fundamental rights suit, for lack of reasonable cause of action against any of the defendants and for being incomprehensible,” he declared.
Omosebi had, in the originating motion, sued the CBN Governor, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, as 1st defendant.
He also joined the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB) Plc, Zenith Bank Plc respectively as 2nd to 4th defendants.
Omosebi equally sued the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and House of Representatives’ Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, as 5th to 6th defendants in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/766/2024.
In the originating motion dated June 5, 2024, but filed Jan. 29, the claimant sought six reliefs.
Omosebi prayed that “an order be entered for the sum of £990,000,000,000,000.00 (nine hundred and ninety trillion pounds) for traumatic torture and Enforcement of Fundamental Rights Rule, 2009 as guaranteed by the Constitution.
“An order be entered that converts CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA to RESERVE BANK OF NIGERIA as guaranteed under SEC 212 of CRIMINAL CODE OF NIGERIA BANKS.
“An order be entered that Nigeria banks involved with these financial irregularities, operating and contributed to the disadvantaged economy be converted to DRIG BANK with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) per the industrial arrangements at the Assembly of Business Owners and the Federal Executive Council (FEC), and submit same to the Chairman, Federal Executive Council.”
He further sought “exemplary damages against defendants for £99,000,000,000,000.00 (ninety-nine trillion pounds).
“10% interest on the total recoverable amount. “N5,000,000.00 (five million naira) cost of suit.”
The claimant, in the course of proceedings, joined more defendants in his suit without the leave of court.
Omosebi, who referred to himself as “His Majesty,” a businessman and a politician in the statement attached to the application, also said he was as “the Chairman, Federal Executive Council, and Prime Minister of Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
