Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) yesterday said it has obtained an ‘order nisi’ from a Federal High court sitting in Abuja, to garnishee money belonging to Kogi and Niger state governments domiciled in eight different banks located in the two state capitals.
In a judgement given by the presiding judge, Justice B. O. Quadri on Friday, the court granted an ‘order nisi,’ against the government of Niger State, referred to as the 53rd and 54th judgement Debtors/Respondents in respect of the accounts of the said 53rd and 54th respondents domiciled with Zenith Bank Plc, Minna branch and Access Bank Plc, Minna branch respectively.
“That the ganishees are hereby ordered to show cause why an order absolute should not be made against them to pay the judgement creditor/applicant in the aforestated accounts domiciled with the named banks.
“That case stands adjourned till December 6, 2018 for the garnishees to show cause.”
In an affidavit in support of the application sworn to by Placidus Nnamani, legal adviser to JUSUN, the union prayed the court to issue an ‘order nisi’ on the bank accounts “to satisfy the judgement awarded in favour of the judgement creditor/applicant by this honourable court on the 13th January, 2014.”
The suit with number FHC/ABJ/CS/667/13 also seek; “An order directing the garnishee banks to appear before this honourable court and show cause why an order absolute should not be made against them to pay the judgement creditor/ applicant in their various accounts domiciled with them sufficient to satisfy the judgement delivered on the 13th January, 2014.”
For Niger, the accounts are Zenith Bank Plc and Access Bank Plc all domiciled in Minna branch, while for Kogi State, the banks are Zenith Bank Plc, Access Bank Plc, UBA, Fidelity Bank Plc, First Bank Plc and Guarantee Bank Plc all domiciled in Lokoja.
JUSUN, being the plaintiff and applicant, had dragged the Niger and Kogi state governments before the court, seeking an ‘order nisi,’ to garnishee the money belonging to the state governments.
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